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

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