Verdi, Giuseppe. (1813–1901) Autograph Letter SignedAutograph Letter Signed "G Verdi" from the important Italian composer, matted in silk together with a hand colored lithograph portrait print. Apparently a draft of a note of thanks and congratulations (in part "Many thanks for the good memory and grand congratulations"), with several cancelations and textual adjustments and various numerical notations on the verso also in the composer's hand. Moderate toning to the letter; portrait with small puncture