In celebration of the Semiquincentennial of the United States, David Oscarson proudly presents the America the Beautiful Collection: a Limited Edition fountain pen inspired by Katharine Lee Bates’ timeless hymn and the enduring ideals of Freedom, Providence, and Brotherhood.
As with all Oscarson creations, the America the Beautiful Collection is crafted from solid Sterling Silver, featuring multiple levels of Guilloché engraving and the art of kiln-fired Hot Enamel. Every detail honors the symbols, poetry, and history of America’s founding and its continued pursuit of liberty and unity.
The cap of the America the Beautiful Fountain Pen features the American Bald Eagle, wings outstretched, engraved in high and low relief and overlaid across the Star-Spangled Banner. Above, rays of light radiate in high relief, while sunburst Guilloché shimmers beneath translucent Hot Enamel, recalling Bates’ lyric: “God shed His grace on thee.”
The clip is fashioned as an elongated scroll of the Constitution of the United States, engraved with the opening words of the Preamble: “We the People.” The Liberty Bell also adorns the scroll, a reminder of its eternal inscription: “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land unto All the Inhabitants thereof.”
The crown of the cap is adorned with three clasping hands in mid relief, symbolizing unity and brotherhood, from Bates’ lyric: “And crown thy good with brotherhood.” Encircling the crown are three high relief silver stars, representing the three branches of government — Legislative, Executive, and Judicial — and, at a deeper level, the divine Godhead. At the top of the cap, in high relief, appear the Latin words Annuit Coeptis, meaning “He has approved our undertakings,” a phrase drawn from the Great Seal of the United States and from Virgil’s poetry, first proposed by Charles Thomson in 1782.
The pen barrel evokes the imagery of Bates’ lyric: “O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain.” In rich translucent enamel over multi-leveled guilloché, fields of wheat fade into plowed farmland and trees, with distant mountains rising beneath a vast open sky.
At the base of the barrel, the Latin words from the Great Seal, Novus Ordo Seclorum appear in high relief — “A New Order of the Ages” — symbolizing the nation’s founding vision and its enduring legacy. On the endcap, the initials USA appear boldly, flanked by two stars, with the years 1776 and 2026 in raised relief against a field of opaque black enamel, commemorating 250 years of liberty.
The gripping section bears an engraved stanza from Bates’ hymn: “America! America! God shed His grace on thee. From sea to shining sea!”
Each element of the America the Beautiful Collection has been carefully chosen to reflect the spirit of the nation — its origins, its struggles, and its triumphs — united under Providence.
The America the Beautiful Collection is the 42nd in the David Oscarson™ Collection. Produced in six primary color variations, each will be limited to 76 pieces, including Fountain Pen and Roller Ball styles, honoring the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America.
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At The Pleasure of Writing, we hope that you love what you ordered. In the event that you are not satisfied, however, we have policies in places for returns, refunds, and repairs.
Upon receiving your order, be sure to carefully handle and inspect merchandise for any damage or defects; should there be a physical problem with the order, let us know as soon as possible by either calling us at 831-626-8828 or via email at info@thepleasureofwriting.com. The window for notifying us is within 30 days of receipt your order. Return requests received following day will be judged on case-by-case basis and may incur a restocking fee.
At The Pleasure of Writing, we hope that you love what you ordered, but if something is amiss with your order, let us know right away. Upon receiving your shipment, be sure to carefully handle and inspect pens for damage or defect.
Should there be a defect, we will work with you on a solution. In certain cases we can work with the distributor or manufacturer to replace the merchandise, in which case all shipping and handling will be covered. In the event that a refund is wanted for defective items, we will refund 100% of the sale to the payment method.
If the reason for return is based on preference, i.e. you received the item and didn’t like some aspect of it though it is fully functional, we will work with customers on a case-by-case basis to determine the best options. In some cases we may offer either store credit or refunds to payment method less a 15% handling fee (to cover the fees we incur from such returns); either way, we are always happy to work with our clients to help them find exactly the right writing instrument.
Once the necessity of a return has been determined, we will issue a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number, which you should write clearly on the outer box. Return shipping charges will be the responsibility of the customer (except in the case of damage/defect); we recommend shipping via insured ground service with a tracking number.
Returns must be received in their original state, and include all original packaging (warranty papers, cartridges and converters, etc.), and of course if you need to return a product because it is damaged or defective, we will apologize for the inconvenience and make it right.
Note that all returns are at the discretion of The Pleasure of Writing.
Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item and the status of your refund; if approved, your agreed-upon refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment within 10 days. Note that some refunds can take time to process depending on banks and credit card companies; if you haven’t received an expected refund, contact your financial institution first.
Note that we are unable to accept returns on any item that came free with another product or was purchased on sale, closeout, or other discounts; additionally, we cannot accept returns on any special-order products that can take many months to prepare, or on pens or nibs that have been modified in any way. Neither can we accept returns on used ink, paper, journals, sealing wax, or other supplies.
Note that we accept inked or dipped fountain pens for return or refund with the 30-day window, but these will incur a 15% fee as we can no longer sell them as new merchandise.
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