Your stamp is the re-engraved die, so that would make it Scott #206(Aug1881). It catalogs at $1 for VF used in the 2016 Scott catalog. Your stamp has a straight edge, so that would drop the retail value significantly.
Still, a nice stamp to have in a collection. I didn't get one until after 10+ years of collecting.
If you have future questions, it is better to have a clear (not blurry) and flat picture. In most cases, scanned pictures are preferred.
I neglected to mention, the quick way to identify the re-engraved die is to look at the white scrollwork at the top corners. In the re-engraved dies, there are lines of shading/features within the white scrollwork. In the original die, the inside of the scrollwork is all white (featureless).
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re: Scott 134 help
" ... I'm having a hard time determining if this stamp is rare or just a common ..."
Shucks, Bill, I've been stamping as an adult for over fifty years and I often mistake common stamps for ones with a premium. That is how my daughter got those cute "Cattle in a storm" stamps to clear coat on a school pottery cup she made for Father's day.
It's a long story.
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".... You may think you understood what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you think you heard is not what I thought I meant. .... "
Yeah, we all have a similar story, or two, or three, or four... 