1901 Weeping Water Nebraska Warranty Deed Pair 1898 Battleship Revenue Stamps 50 For Sale

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1901 Weeping Water Nebraska Warranty Deed Pair 1898 Battleship Revenue Stamps 50:
$23.96

- Original antique legal indenture executed in Cass County, Nebraska:
  - Document Form: Official 801—Warranty Deed, printed by State Journal Co., Lincoln, Neb.
  - Execution & Recording: Signed and notarized on March 2, 1901; officially recorded on March 26, 1903, by N. A. Schneider, Recorder of Deeds, Cass County (Book 39 of Deeds, Page 576).
  - Parties Involved:
    - Grantors: Darwin M. Johnson and Mahala C. Johnson (Husband and Wife).
    - Grantee: Alfred G. Ralston.
    - Witnesses & Notary: Signed in fountain pen by grantors (Mahala relinquishing dower); witnessed and acknowledged before Jno. A. Davies, Notary Public at Weeping Water (commission expiring April 16, 1901).
  - Property Conveyed: Consideration of $600.00 for Lots Five (5) and Five and One-Half (5½) in Block Sixty-Six (66) in the City of Weeping Water, Cass County, Nebraska.
  - Philatelic Value: Affixed with a horizontal pair of 50¢ Battleship Documentary Revenue Stamps (Series 1898, Scott #R171), issued to fund the Spanish-American War, cancelled with pen marks across the vignettes.
  - Embossed Seal: Clear, raised circular Notary Public embossed stamp impression on the acknowledgment panel.
  - Dimensions: Standard folio deed measuring approximately 8.5" × 14" unfolded.
  Condition
  - Preserved on sturdy antique legal paper with original natural horizontal archival folds.
  - Raised notary seal remains sharp and intact.
  - Both 50¢ Battleship revenue stamps are sound, well-centered, and firmly attached.
  - Light, uniform vintage paper age toning; ink handwriting, signatures, and clerk docketing remain bold, dark, and fully