Austria 1859 Fiscal Stamp with KUK STEUERAMT R(UMANIEN) Cancel

Austria · 1859 · 5 Kreuzer

The stamp depicts the double-headed imperial eagle of the Austrian Empire, with a shield on its chest and the denomination '5 KREUZER'. It bears a fiscal cancel 'KUK STEUERAMT R(UMANIEN)' on a fragment.

Issued by the Austrian Empire in 1859, this fiscal stamp was used for tax collection during a period of significant political and territorial shifts in Central Europe. The 'KUK STEUERAMT R(UMANIEN)' cancel indicates its use in a region that would later become part of Romania, highlighting the empire's vast administrative reach.