The 2009 dates for the show are Friday, October 9th, from 11 am to 7 pm, Saturday, October 10th from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, October 11th, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm.

The hotel is the Park Central Hotel, a grand, statuesque building located at 870 Seventh Avenue, at 56th Street, in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Carnegie Hall, concert center, looms tall across the street from the hotel and a half a block from the hotel stands the world-famous Carnegie Deli.

Look for our banners - win a prize. The New York City Pen Show and its sponsors have jointly contracted with the City of New York to advertise this show using the lamp posts around the city and our exclusively designed banners. Write down where you see our banners and let us know. The person who identifies the most banners will win a beautiful gift. A sample of the banner is located in the right column for your convenience.

Sponsors and Supporters: As you can see in our sponsor column, we have a great lineup of very special and well respected businesses. Please remember to support them they do so much for our hobby and the pen community in general

Bonhams and Butterfield Auction - October 12, 2009 in Manhattan

Bonhams and Butterfields is pleased to present another offering from the Clavius Collection of exceptional limited edition writing instruments.

The auction preview will be held during the New York City Pen Show. You may preview the writing instruments what will be part of the collection being offered for sale in their Manhattan gallery, as indicted below.

This auction will be held on October 12, 2009 at the Manhattan offices of Bonhams and Butterfields located at 580 Madison Avenue between 56th and 57 th Streets, just a few blocks from the site of the New York Pen Show. Take advantage of the wonderful hotel rate for the pen show and plan on attending the auction.

Included will be pens from major manufacturers including Dunhill, Dupont, Mont Blanc, Namiki OMAS, Parker and Pelikan. Custom makers, including Fultz, Grayson Tighe, Krone and Loiminchay will also be represented. As before several pieces are one of a kind or of very limited edition.

So make your plans now to come to the show and to stay for what promises to be another stellar sale of some of the world’s finest pens

Pen Collectors of America The Pen Collectors of America will have an exhibit table set up for all of those collectors and pen lovers who are not already a member of this amazing organization. A representative from the PCA will be on hand to discuss the benefits and rewards of membership, explain the membership dues and what you get back, and also discuss in depth, the current and continuing promotion of PENS FOR KIDS. Bring a child and have them participate in the Pen Show Treasure Hunt, where everyone is a winner.

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We are in our 9th year and it is going to be bigger and better than ever, with a large number of vintage Exhibitors, together the manufacturers and representatives of many of the modern pens and pencils, and much, much more.

Typically the show has attracted dealers from all over the world primarily because of its ease of movement by air. Referred to as the crossroads to the world New York City has always been a stopping point for air travelers and a major destination for visitors and tourists. Now with the strength of the euro many European buyers are flocking to the states for their purchases and we welcome them.