Historical Italian Newspaper Stamp: Tassa Gazzette Cent. 10 Emblem #177 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white woodcut-style emblem represents a 19th-century Italian newspaper tax stamp, labeled “Tassa Gazzette Cent. 10”, indicating a 10-centesimo levy on periodicals. The central motif is a crowned double-headed eagle-a traditional symbol of imperial or state authority-encircled by decorative floral borders and bold serif typography. Such stamps were affixed to publications to confirm payment of mandatory government fees during the Kingdom of Italy era.

Used on archival pages, digital museum exhibits, or academic articles about Italian print history, journalism regulation, or philately; serves users researching historical media taxation, heraldry, or 19th-century Italian bureaucracy.