1858 Lombardy-Venetia 4 kreuzer Newspaper Tax Stamp

Lombardy-Venetia · 1858 · 4 kreuzer

A red rectangular stamp featuring 'K. K. ZEITUNGS-STEMPEL' at the top, '4 KR' in the center, and 'LOMBARDO-VENETO' at the bottom, within a simple decorative frame. It is cancelled with a circular postmark from Venezia.

This stamp was issued by the Austrian Empire specifically for use in its crown land of Lombardy-Venetia to collect a tax on newspapers. It reflects the administrative and fiscal policies of the Austrian Empire in its Italian territories before their eventual unification with Italy.