1867 Civil War Mortgage Deed – Camden, Maine – $2 & 50¢ U.S. Mortgage Revenue Stamps – Embossed Seal
1867 Civil War Mortgage Deed – Camden, Maine – $2 & 50¢ U.S. Mortgage Revenue Stamps – Embossed Seal
An original Civil War-era mortgage deed executed in Camden, Knox County, Maine, dated April 1867, documenting a $2,400 mortgage from Thomas Ainsley to Samuel E. Carleton and Howard M. Carleton.
The document is completed entirely in period manuscript on a printed mortgage form and retains its original $2.00 red Mortgage Revenue stamp and 50-cent blue Mortgage Revenue stamp, both tied by manuscript cancellation. These documentary revenue stamps were required under the Internal Revenue Acts enacted during the Civil War, making surviving intact examples increasingly desirable to collectors.
Also present is the original embossed paper seal, witness signatures, justice acknowledgment, and recording endorsement showing the mortgage was entered into the Knox County Registry of Deeds on April 20, 1867, Book 16, Page 385.
Highlights
- Original 1867 mortgage deed.
- Camden, Knox County, Maine.
- $2,400 mortgage.
- Original $2 and 50¢ U.S. Mortgage Revenue stamps.
- Embossed paper seal.
- Fully recorded with registry endorsements.
- Complete legal description of the mortgaged property.
- Excellent display piece illustrating Civil War-era taxation and American real estate history.
Condition: Very good. Folded as issued with light age toning and scattered handling wear. Revenue stamps are intact and firmly affixed. Embossed seal remains well preserved.
1867 Civil War Mortgage Deed – Camden, Maine – $2 & 50¢ U.S. Mortgage Revenue Stamps – Embossed Seal
An original Civil War-era mortgage deed executed in Camden, Knox County, Maine, dated April 1867, documenting a $2,400 mortgage from Thomas Ainsley to Samuel E. Carleton and Howard M. Carleton.
The document is completed entirely in period manuscript on a printed mortgage form and retains its original $2.00 red Mortgage Revenue stamp and 50-cent blue Mortgage Revenue stamp, both tied by manuscript cancellation. These documentary revenue stamps were required under the Internal Revenue Acts enacted during the Civil War, making surviving intact examples increasingly desirable to collectors.
Also present is the original embossed paper seal, witness signatures, justice acknowledgment, and recording endorsement showing the mortgage was entered into the Knox County Registry of Deeds on April 20, 1867, Book 16, Page 385.
Highlights
- Original 1867 mortgage deed.
- Camden, Knox County, Maine.
- $2,400 mortgage.
- Original $2 and 50¢ U.S. Mortgage Revenue stamps.
- Embossed paper seal.
- Fully recorded with registry endorsements.
- Complete legal description of the mortgaged property.
- Excellent display piece illustrating Civil War-era taxation and American real estate history.
Condition: Very good. Folded as issued with light age toning and scattered handling wear. Revenue stamps are intact and firmly affixed. Embossed seal remains well preserved.
