Austrian Italy 3 soldi Imperial Eagle stamp on cover

Austrian Empire · 1864 · 3 soldi

The stamp features the double-headed imperial eagle of the Austrian Empire, with the denomination '3 soldi' at the bottom and 'K. K. POST-MARKE' (Imperial Royal Postage Stamp) above.

These stamps were issued by the Austrian Empire for use in its Italian territories (Lombardy-Venetia) before their eventual unification with Italy. The cover demonstrates extraterritorial postal service from an Austrian Post Office in Preveza, Ottoman Empire.