Michael, yes, it appears to be revenue from Austria, circa 1875. I found the auction below which shows several values. They are perf'ed, I am guessing that they either came both perf'ed or imperf'ed or that yours is a copy with perfs. trimmed.
bobgggg President Cortlandt Stamp Club 27 Sep 2013 11:06:05am
re: Austria revenue? Need ID help!
This is a cut and paste from another stamp chat.... It is not my response
But it may shed some light on the subject, in addition to Mikes' fine response
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That's a revenue stamp from Austria.
The border says "Kais. Koen. Oest. Stempelmarke", abbreviation for "Kaiserlich-Königlich Österreichische Stempelmarke". Which translates to "Imperial-Royal Austrian revenue stamp".
Hi All
I came across these two 5Kr and 10Kr one imperf (looks trimmed to me)and the 10kr is perfed.
Both have the same date 1875.
I only have an old copy of Barefoot's Commonwealth which does not help.
Brian
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