U.S.A. (1939) Modernization of old lamps. Violet meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 57610: "'Light Conditioning' modernizes old lamps at low cost! (at your dealer)."
AVAILABLE AT $12
ETATS UNIS (1939) Eclairage. Flambeau. Empreinte bleue de machine à affranchir sur fragment Pitney Bowes No 89704: "L'Eclairage Greist, appareils d'eclairage correctifs White Knight --- Polaroïd."
AVAILABLE AT $15
U.S.A. (1940) Lightbulb. General Electric sponsored radio show. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 56190: "Hear the new Hour of Charm every Sunday. 10 p.m. E.S.T."
AVAILABLE AT $15
ETATS UNIS (1941) Rayons de projecteurs. Bâtiment* de l'Université de Californie à Los Angeles. Empreinte bleue de machine à affranchir sur fragment National Postage Meter Company No 6493: "N'ayez pas peur de nous rendre visite."
AVAILABLE AT $25
U.S.A. (1941) Fluorescent lights. Red meter cancellation on cover Pitney Bowes No 100918: "Fluorescent at it's finest, Hygrade Miralumes."
AVAILABLE AT $15
ETATS UNIS (1946) Eclairage total d'une pièce. Illustration imagéeL l'électricien prétend accrocher le ciel* (avec les nuages) dans une pièce. Empreinte bleue de machine à affranchir sur fragment Pitney Bowes No 102662: "Faites pendre le ciel. Over-All Lighting"" fabriqué par Wakefield.""""
AVAILABLE AT $20
U.S.A. (1947) Street Lighting. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 95086: "Better Road Vision with Joslyn Street Lighting Luminaires."
AVAILABLE AT $15
U.S.A. (1948) Torch. Worker* turning cog. Role of light in increasing productivity. Red meter cancellation on cover Pitney Bowes No 72432: "Better light, greater speed."
AVAILABLE AT $15
U.S.A. (1950) Hand* holding lit street lamp. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 180884: "Good Street lighting, the sign of a good place to live."
AVAILABLE AT $20
U.S.A. (1951) Lamp. Violet meter cancellation on cover Pitney Bowes No 158508: "1890 - 1949. P & S precision made wiring devices."
AVAILABLE AT $15
U.S.A. (1953) Light. Hand writing. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 115956: "Write in light with Everbrite."
AVAILABLE AT $15
U.S.A. (1954) Flashlight battery. Steel. Green meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 315533: "Ray-O-VaC, feel the steel."
AVAILABLE AT $15
ETATS UNIS (1954) Ampoule* avec visage et pattes d'un oiseau. Empreinte rouge de machine à affranchir sur fragment Pitney Bowes No 58417: "Little Bill, votre ami électrique...il travaille pour vous pour quelques centimes par jour!"
AVAILABLE AT $15
U.S.A. (1955) Television picture tube. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 197762: "Try Hughes-Peters Inc. Electronics since 1923."
AVAILABLE AT $20
FRANCE (1955) Le Bon. Gas flame. Trial color proof margin strip of 5. Philippe Le Bon was the inventor of illuminating gas. Scott No 757, Yvert No 1012. Hard to find!
AVAILABLE AT $80
FRANCE (1958) Foucault. Trial color proof. Foucault performed the experiment that disproved the corpuscular theory of light advocated by Newton, Laplace and Kepler. He also developed a regulator for the electric arc lamp that made electric lighting practical. Scott No 871, Yvert No 1148. Hard to find!
SOLD
U.S.A. (1959) Gas lamp. Attractive blue meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 122154: "Dine tonight from the buffet in our Plantation Room."
AVAILABLE AT $20
COMOROS (1963) Carved lamp. Trial color proofs in strip of 5. Scott No 59, Yvert No 32.
AVAILABLE AT $75
BELGIUM (1965) Oil lamp. Ministerial proof. Scott No 633, Yvert No 1336. 50th anniversary of Talbot House.
AVAILABLE AT $50
BELGIUM (1968) Roman oil lamp. St. Medard church, Wervik. Ministerial proof. Scott No 703, Yvert No 1451. Historical sites.
AVAILABLE AT $50
FRANCE (1970) De Broglie. Ray-producing apparatus. Deluxe sheet. Scott No B439, Yvert No 1627.
AVAILABLE AT $20
FRANCE (1973) Arc de Triomphe. Flame. Deluxe sheet. 50th anniversary of eternal flame. Scott No 1386, Yvert No 1777.
BELGIUM (1941) Monk with candle, Orval abbey. Ministerial Proof. Scott No B283, Yvert No 558.
BELGIUM (1941) Monk with candle, Orval abbey. Ministerial Proof. Scott No B289, Yvert No 564.
FRANCE (1976) Mandoline. Bouffons. Feux d'artifice* Epreuve de luxe. Yvert No 1888, Scott No 1491. La fête.
U.S.A. (1955) Microwave. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 321170: "Philco Microwave."
ETATS UNIS (1950) Assurance. Le sommet du bâtiment de la Metropolitan. Lumière. Empreinte rouge de machine à affranchir sur fragment Pitney Bowes No 56103: "L'agent de la Metropolitan, un bon ami et voisin."
U.S.A. (1947) Christmas Seals. Street lamp. Red meter cancellation on cover Pitney Bowes No 104984: "Buy X-Mas Seals."
ETATS UNIS (1950) Lunettes. Empreinte verte de machine à affranchir sur fragment Pitney Bowes No 119489: "Les lunettes de soleil Willsonite pour tout le monde sous le soleil."
UNITED NATIONS (1966) Flashlights. Unaccepted artwork for Peace Keeping UN Observers. Pen and watercolor on posterboard, measuring 25.2 x 18.2 cm. Scott No 160. Design by Burt Pringle, who designed many US, UN and foreign stamps.
U.S.A. (1965) Telephone* with lighted dial. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 393542: "Order the new Starlite phone. Small, smart, lighted dial."
