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Benito Mussolini autograph letter signed, dated 25 January 1928 when Mussolini served as Italian Prime Minister and also Duce of Fascism. In this letter to Finance Minister Giuseppe Volpi, Mussolini writes about liquor and the gift of a flask to Volpi. Upon ''Il Capo del Governo'' stationery, he writes, ''Dear Volpi, I am sending you a copy of a letter form His Royal Highness the Duke of the Abruzzi, and in order to sprinkle 'the rim of the glass with a sweet liquor,' as Tasso says (but it could also have been Ariosto or Filicaia, Tassoni, Trilussa, Ferravilla), I am also sending you a flask containing the first white sugar refined from Somali sugar cane. The letter is in earnest, despite the tone. It's necessary to know how to read it. / Mussolini / Rome, 25 January 1928 - Year VI''. Letter on one page of card-style stationery measures 8.25'' x 10.75''. Toning, small punch hole and horizontal fold; overall very good plus condition.
Benito Mussolini Autograph Letter Signed as Prime Minister and Duce of Fascism -- ''...sprinkle 'the rim of the glass with a sweet liquor'...''
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