Austria-Hungary 1 Krone Newspaper Tax Stamp

Austria-Hungary · 1897 · 1 Krone

The stamp features the double-headed imperial eagle of Austria-Hungary, with 'K. K. POST' and 'ZEITUNGS-STEMPEL' inscriptions, and a '1 KRONE' denomination at the bottom.

Issued by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this stamp was used to pay the tax on newspapers, a common revenue-generating practice of the era. This specific example bears a bilingual cancellation from Tschernembl (Črnomelj) in 1897.