The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

Congressman James A. Shanley of New Haven has urged Post master General James Farley to issue a stamp next year com- memorating the tooth anniversary of the origin of baseball.
 It is claimed by Shanley that in 1889 the first baseball diamond was designed, and the players positions were set out by Abner Doubleday of Cooperstown, New York. Stressing that baseball has done much to help American youth. the Congressman wrote Farley: If the Battle of Water loo was won on the playing fields of England, certainly the great victories of America in war and in peace have not been harmed by the participation of young Americans in the clean and whole some sport of baseball"
 In regard to souvenir sheets, the New York Worlds Fair of 1889 will undoubtedly be fea- tured on such if present rumors become realities.
 Lily Pons, Stamp Collector
 Lily Pons, brilliant coloratura of the Metropolitan Opera com pany, and Representative Sol Bloom of New York, will be guest speakers during the Calling All Stamp Collectors programs on Saturdays, February and F, re- spectively, at 5:30 p. m., ST, over the NBC-Red Network.
 Miss Pons will discuss her col- lection, which is composed prin- cipally of stamps pertaining to operas, during the program on February 5.
 Representative Bloom, director general of the United States Con- Stitution Sesquicentennial, will discuss not only our own stamp, which commemorates the signing of the Constitution, but also sim liar stamps which have been is- sued by France, Honduras, Guate- mala, Nicaragua and Brazil. Rob- ert Lincoln Graham will interview the speakers.
 Philatelists throughout the Ma ton noted with sorrow the death of Stephen Devalson Brown, 38, of GlenS Falls, N. Y., which Oc- cured January 21 after brief illness of pneumonia. Brown, author of numerous articles on stamp collections, a member of the numerous PhilateIists' clubs, had exhibited his collection in several cities.
 > A native of Glens Falls, he was educated at Glens Falls Academy, Phillips Exeter Aca- demy and Harvard university.
 A United Press dispatch relates that the house of representatives has passed and sent to the White House bill to permit printing of black-and-white illustrations of United States and foreign stamps for the benefit of stamp collectors.
 It is reported that the Ameri- can Air Mail society is seeking issuance of 8 souvenir sheet for it's 1888 convention. The claim Is based on the A. F. s. and s. F. A. Sheets Already released.
 The Department of Commrece received announcement that 8 commemorative stamp series cele- brating the tercentenary of the founding of the Swedish colony in Delaware would be issued in March by the Swedish post office. The announcement came from the office of the American Commercial Attache in Stockholm. It was stated that the denominations of the issue would be 5, 15, 20, 30, and 60 ore. One Swedish ore equals approximately IA cent, American. Recent announcement by the Swedish post office held that 8 new series of stamps would be made available this year to com- memorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Emanuel Sweden borg, on January 29, 1866. The de- nominations of this issue will be 10 ore and 1 crown. A crown is approximately .257.
 At the same time, the officials of Sweden announced that in tn