Turn On The Light! Candles, Lamps, Torches, Candelights, Bedside Lamps.

This Finland 2012 Christmas stamp depicts a stable lantern.

Germany, Berlin

1979

Streetlamps - 4v

On October 9, 2002 Finland issued a special "NORDIA 2003" one-pane booklet of four different 2.10 kroons stamps featuring Tove Jansson's "Moomins" cartoon characters. One of these stamps (Facit #1190) depicts Morran using a kerosene lamp with a mirror attachment.

Ukraine
Definitive Issue
2007
The stamp shows a traditional candle holder with candlelight.

Belgium
Summer Olympic Games Athens
July 10, 2004
The stamp (from souvenir sheet) depicts Olympic Flame.

India
Summer Olympics Games Atlanta
June 25, 1996
Set of two, one stamp depicts a hand holding Olympic torch.

Here is the 17 p value (SG #1308) from Great Britain's January 14, 1986 "Industry Year" set of four stamps. Stamp depicts a light bulb and a North Sea oil drilling platform.

This Sweden 2015 Christmas stamp shows stylized candlelight.

This Brazil 2011 stamp depicts Christmas candlelight and decoration.

Germany

1987

X Art Exposition of RDA - 4v

The $10 stamp depicts a rendering of the painting of Arno Mohr, portraying the Weidendammbrücke, in Berlin. The classic post lamps is depicted at first plane.


Weidendammbrücke - Arno Mohr

Transjordan 1946
National independence




Laos, royal messenger

India
Centenary of Electric Lights
October 21, 1979
The design shows an early electric lamp and a modern lightbulb.

France
Stamp Day - The Fire
October 13, 2012
Set of 12, one stamp depicts candles.

Here are two from early 1930's Germany. First one is the "Meistersinger" 6 + 4 pf value (Mi #502 A) from the November 1, 1933 Wagner Operas semi-postal set of nine stamps. A kerosene lamp with mirror is shown. See the Finland "Moomins" stamp a few postings above for a pic of such a lamp, as used before the invention of the electric light bulb.

Second stamp is the 6 + 4 pf value (Mi #559) from the November 5, 1934 Professions semi-postal set of nine. A miner and a lantern are depicted.

And, here are several 1930's Germany stamps with torches. First stamp is the 12 + 6 pf value (Mi #613) from the 1936 Summer Olympics set of 8 stamps. Second pic shows the January 28, 1938 set of two stamps (Mi #s 660-1) issued to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Hitler's seizure of power.