Several weeks ago I found this old postcard at a thrift store. The message was so fascinating that I wrote a song about it, called “Post Cards”, changing the name of Herby to Paul for the sake of the rhyme. A week or two later I returned to the store to find an Olivetti Lettera 22. Later when I got it home I noticed that on the outside of the case, written in faded ballpoint, was the name of the owner; Emilia of the post card! The typewriter is interesting, with Italian accented vowels that do not show on the key tops. Keys 2, 3 & 4 shifted are a, i & e with back-sloped accent marks. The other two vowels u & o are clearly marked on their respective keys.
Last of all here is a clip of the song.
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