1940 Sword Of Light? Sg118

Hello,

I only have a few Irish stamps. I know this is a definitive sword of light. The color is throwing me off a bit. Can anyone confirm this is a 1940 SG118?

Thank you.

Thank you. ok so according to the link - it looks like the 1940 sc#113 but I guess it could also be the #72 (though I doubt it) - comes down to the watermark - which I still am too afraid to try the fluid to check for it. I looked in the light, under my led lighted microscope. where exactly would these watermarks be- dead center in the back? sigh, thanks - I am still learning - please be gentle.

The second picture of the front, the one with the tongs, looks closer to the true color, a deep violet,and from the pictures of the back, it looks like it has the later watermark, a lower case letter "e" which, viewed from the back of the stamp appears backwards, making it Scott 113, and being that watermark, (Scott watermark 262) it's a multiple and can appear almost anywhere on the stamp, and may even have all or parts of several watermarks per stamp

Got it. Ok. I guess I need to keep practicing or just buy the liquid. Thank you for taking the time with me.

Depending on the issue, some are easy to see and middlish, others can be on a perf tip!
Have yet to drip on the lighter fluid? It will be over in seconds. Fear not, some of your older stamps were dipped in much worse. At one time the preferred fluid was carbon tetrachloride.

Distilled water it is.
Mrita75: I was scared to use the Ronsonol too. Believe it or not it is just as fun as the stamps themselves. Some of those watermarks are tricky as all get out. Buy it, you won't regret it.

Before you break out the fluids, try looking at your stamps against black paper. It works pretty well and doesn't involve any health risks.

You can see the two sets of these stamps by looking at my collection using this link. I also have the watermarks identified so you know what to look for.
http://www.kgvistamps.com/PageScans.../Ireland.htm

Thanks KGVI. Hoping your links might also help me with two Kenya, Uganda Tanganyika queen stamps that are two different colors.

Lighter fluid is flammable and has terrible fumes. I live in the north, where windows remain shut most of the year, so I use Clarity for watermark detection. It has no fumes and isn't flammable. Yes, it's more expensive, but so is brain damage. And of course I'm not checking every stamp for watermarks, so a bottle of Clarity lasts me quite a while.

The shade is not always helpful. The 1923 stamp comes from a set that has many shades. Hibernian uses claret to describe it. This also is the case for the stamp from the later watermark "e" issue. From the picture, it looks like it has the latter watermark.

The "e" watermark also exists printed in photogravure instead of typography. This was printed on chalk-surfaced paper in 1966. It has a smaller size and has a brighter colour Hibernian describes as bright violet.