I found an interesting biography that I think relates to the recipient of your second postcard scan (with 1c Jamestown stamp) as it appears in the 1915 edition of
Who's Who in New England:
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ORLANDlNI, Vittorio, lawyer, writer; b. Florence, Italy, Nov. 20, 1880; s. Pilade and Laetitia. (Guidi) Orlandini; grad. Royal Ginnasio, Florence, 1897; grad. Royal Lyceum of Pistola, 1901; Law Sch. of Royal U. of Rome, 2 yrs., 1901-3; m. Mary F. Johnson, of Boston, Mass., Jan. 5, 1907; 2 children, Edward, Laetitia. Spl. corr. from London, Eng., of Fieramosca, Florence, 1901; spl. corr. from U.S. of La Stampa (Turin, Italy), L'ltalia (Rome). Fieramosca (Florence), 1903-5; asso. prin. and instr. in Italian, Modern Sch. of Lang, and Lit,, Boston, 1905-9; editor Vita Italiana (Italian mag.): 1907-8; admitted to Mass. bar, 1911; now. corr. II Corriere del Teatro (Milan), La Ribalta (Naples); contbr. on immigration and lit. to Boston papers. Sec. Boston br. Dante Alighieri Soc. of Rome. Roman Catholic. Author: The First Italian Reader, 1908. Recreations: literature. Home: 123 Marlboro St. Office: 256 Hanover St., Boston, Mass.
Posted 04/13/2011 10:39 pm
