EK2 L/12 Juncker??

[Farradin]

Hello. Do you think this cross in a original L/12 or postwar stamp? The paperbag looks like a fake?

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[Adrian]

That is not a Juncker cross. Not only that, the L/12 mark will only be found on the reverse top edge of the frame, never on the ring.

[Farradin]

Thanks. Didn't look like one of my junckers... Do you own a L/12 ek2? Quite rare and expensive, ey?

[Adrian]

I own several Juncker crosses but none marked L/12 yet. I was offered one a couple of years ago which Sonny now owns but the seller wanted about €500 for it which was a bit strong for me at the time and it was made under licence to Juncker, not by Juncker, therefore it doesn't have the Juncker features.
Try a search and you should find it easily.

[Woolgar]

Adrian is correct, nothing like a Juncker.

Nick

[Danny70]

I concur with Adrian and Nick - it's most certainly NOT a Juncker cross.

What I do find interesting about it is that it is an unmarked '27' (Anton Schenkl's Nachfolger., Wien) but, someone has done their homework to a certain extent... they used the variant that has the cross-hatching on the inner corners (a notable feature of genuine Juncker crosses). Maybe it's just a coincidence, but....

Oh, and the packet is indeed a fake.

Regards - Danny

[Adrian]

Thanks for the confirmation Danny. I thought it was a Schenkl cross but only just arrived home to check for sure. Unfortunately the cross hatched variant from this maker is one missing from my collection thus far. A nice cross aside from the bogus mark!

[fabri]

I own several Juncker crosses but none marked L/12 yet. I was offered one a couple of years ago which Sonny now owns but the seller wanted about €500 for it which was a bit strong for me at the time and it was made under licence to Juncker, not by Juncker, therefore it doesn't have the Juncker features.
Try a search and you should find it easily.

Hi Adrian
is it possible to see that cross ? or maybe Sonny can you show it ?

[Adrian]

It's posted here by Sonny Fabri, try a search for L/12 and you should find it. I would find the link myself but I'm away from home currently.

[fabri]

Hi Adrian
ok I 'll try, thank you.