Fine Books & Manuscripts
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Lot 783
BALBO, Italo (1896?1940). Original Photograph Inscribed by ...
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BALBO, Italo (1896?1940). Original Photograph Inscribed by Italo Balbo. Rome, ca. 1931. Sepia tone photograph on studio mount depicting the aviator and fascist leader. INSCRIBED by Balbo to the artist, Oscar Cesare. Image, 9 x7?; overall, 13 x 10?. Small corner tears to mount. Italo Balbo was the heir apparent to Mussolini and the only leading fascist to oppose his alliance with Nazi Germany. Early on, Balbo was appointed Secretary of State for Air, leading several transatlantic flights and even earning the Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him by President Franklin Roosevelt.
