{"product_id":"1867-civil-war-mortgage-deed-camden-maine-2-amp-50-u-s-mortgage-revenue-stamps-embossed-seal","title":"1867 Civil War Mortgage Deed – Camden, Maine – $2 \u0026amp; 50¢ U.S. Mortgage Revenue Stamps – Embossed Seal","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"2053\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003e1867 Civil War Mortgage Deed – Camden, Maine – $2 \u0026amp; 50¢ U.S. Mortgage Revenue Stamps – Embossed Seal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2268\"\u003eAn original Civil War-era mortgage deed executed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2137\"\u003eCamden, Knox County, Maine\u003c\/strong\u003e, dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2159\"\u003eApril 1867\u003c\/strong\u003e, documenting a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2175\" data-end=\"2194\"\u003e$2,400 mortgage\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2218\"\u003eThomas Ainsley\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2267\"\u003eSamuel E. Carleton and Howard M. Carleton\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2677\"\u003eThe document is completed entirely in period manuscript on a printed mortgage form and retains its original \u003cstrong data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2414\"\u003e$2.00 red Mortgage Revenue stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2419\" data-end=\"2458\"\u003e50-cent blue Mortgage Revenue stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2912\"\u003eAlso 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 \u003cstrong data-start=\"2874\" data-end=\"2892\"\u003eApril 20, 1867\u003c\/strong\u003e, Book 16, Page 385.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2928\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2928\"\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"3280\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"2959\"\u003eOriginal 1867 mortgage deed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"2989\"\u003eCamden, Knox County, Maine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3008\"\u003e$2,400 mortgage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3009\" data-end=\"3060\"\u003eOriginal $2 and 50¢ U.S. Mortgage Revenue stamps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3083\"\u003eEmbossed paper seal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3084\" data-end=\"3128\"\u003eFully recorded with registry endorsements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3129\" data-end=\"3184\"\u003eComplete legal description of the mortgaged property.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3185\" data-end=\"3280\"\u003eExcellent display piece illustrating Civil War-era taxation and American real estate history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3459\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3296\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52461673218330,"sku":null,"price":468.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1321.jpg?v=1783618176","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1867-civil-war-mortgage-deed-camden-maine-2-amp-50-u-s-mortgage-revenue-stamps-embossed-seal","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}