Lot 52
Mussolini, Benito (1883-1945) Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922-1943; known as "Il Duce." Sepia-toned photograph signed ("B Musolini") on the mount to which the 9 x 5 3/4 in. photo is affixed at top. A waist-up portrait by V. Laviosa, Rome. With a 1926 letter from the Italian Consular Agent in Rome to Mr. Carleton Potter Small in Portland, Maine, saying the autographed photo is being sent to him "in acknowledgment of your good feelings and as a prize of your constant propaganda intending for a better reciprocal understandng between the Americans and the Italians." A beautiful sepia-toned photograph of "Il Duce".
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection, Manuscripts and Autographs, June 27, 2015, lot 244 (sold for $525.00 but not paid).
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