A redemptioner must serve upon the purchaser from whom he seeks to redeem, or upon his successor in interest, and upon the sheriff or officer making the sale, or his successor, a written notice of redemption, and (1) If he redeem as holder of a judgment, a copy of the judgment upon which he claims the right to redeem, certified by the clerk of courts of the county where docketed; or (2) If he redeem as holder of a mortgage or other lien, a copy of the record thereof certified by the register of deeds, together with a certified copy of any assignment necessary to establish his claim, and an affidavit by himself or his agent, showing the amount then actually due on the lien; and at the same time shall pay to the sheriff or other officer or the purchaser direct, or their respective successors or assigns, the amount prescribed by §