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Benito Mussolini signature in Autobiography book

Hello, I have this book (belonged to my father) it is an autobiography by Benito Mussolini and is signed inside. is it his signature? is it authentic? How could I get it valued if it is?

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Permalink Reply by KaiMi on November 1, 2021 at 11:42am

No from me, not even close. Much too steeply and strainedly written, not intuitive. And a dedication in english??

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Permalink Reply by Nick Dimeo on November 1, 2021 at 11:50am

Somebody was trying to be comical when they forged this. Also, Mussolini has probably the most pronounced “M” I have ever seen on authentic examples.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on November 1, 2021 at 12:15pm

Also, the dedication — pastafazool — is clearly a joke based on the 1927 novelty song “Pastafazoola”, which mentions Mussolini by name:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastafazoola

A native-born Italian would never use that term because it’s an American bastardisation of the Neapolitan dish pasta e fasule. They would certainly never use it as a greeting because that makes no sense whatsoever.