Caption on reverse [translation]: "Funeral of Foreign Minister Ciano's Father. (Rome) Domei. The funeral of former Minister of Transportation Constanzo Ciano, the father of the foreign minister, was solemnly held in Livorno [?] with Prime Minister Mussolini (right), Foreign Minister Ciano (left), his wife (center), and others in attendance. [stamped] July 18, 1939."

[Translation]: "Person of the Day: Ciano. Even though Italy's 'Albanian March,' which has caused all of Europe to shake, has not yet reached its finale, Ciano gallantly boarded a plane on the 8th, bound for the Albanian capital of Tirana. Just 36 years old this year and already bearing the heavy of responsibility of taking Britain …