Lot
950 
U.S. Receiving Ship Vermont, Navy Yard, New York, imprint on 1867 cover to Massachusetts, franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (toned perfs) tied by grid with "New-York Apr 10" cds alongside, included is original matching letterhead of the Pay Department, Very Fine.Milgram No. 1407A Estimate $200 - 300.
"U.S.S. Vermont" was originally intended to be a ship of the line for the U.S. Navy when laid down in 1818, but was not commissioned until 1862, when she was too outdated to be used as anything but a stores and receiving ship.