U.S. Naval Lyceum, Illustrated Full-Rigged Sailing Ship Oval Handstamp on 1838 Folded Letter

Folded letter with original contents datelined “U.S. Naval Lyceum, Navy Yard, New-York, July 3rd, 1838,” addressed to Providence, R.I., with red “New York JUL 6” circular datestamp and bold black illustrated Lyceum cachet.