Montblanc Meisterstuck 149, Barack Obama “Yes we can” fountain pen with ink. Serial number KS1948291. Black resin Meisterstuck, 18K gold-plated trim, large 149 size. Gilt-engraved with President Obama’s campaign slogan “Yes, We Can 1/20/2009” in the President’s own cursive. 18K two-tone gold nib, Diplomat size. Outer box, display box, ink bottle, booklet.

From the collection of Horst Rechelbacher. Rechelbacher, the founder of Aveda, used and loved his pens as tools of his trade, using them to run his company and write his books. Rechelbacher used his company and books to pioneer the field of safe and eco-friendly cosmetics, permanently altering the beauty industry. The acquisition of this pen creates a concrete connection between the owner and one of America’s greatest entrepreneurs.