back of old photo -- help!

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back of old photo -- help!

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this is from the back of an old photo; a portrait of an older gentleman taken in Sicily. the photo is either OF Giacomo Vaccara (as written on the back) or the inscription is written TO Giacomo Vaccara...

can anyone help me with a translation?

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grazie!
~ Santa Ninfa, Trapani, Sicily ~
~ San Nicola da Crissa, Catanzaro, Italy ~
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It says" Giacomo Vaccaro
This is yours, many greetings from........"
I can't make out the names.
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thank you!
~ Santa Ninfa, Trapani, Sicily ~
~ San Nicola da Crissa, Catanzaro, Italy ~
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I think the last name is Testa. It looks like RO in the first name, but not Rosa.
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looks like "testa" at the end to me too.

and now i see "tanti saluti" (many greetings). what do the three words following "tanti saluti" look like?

anyone?
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To me it looks like Dolidio Ddolio which doesn' t make any sense to me but the "lidio" looks certain. The "i "is dotted and the "o" doesn't look like the other "a". It's the capital letter that is really difficult.......maybe da lidio (from Lidio?) Is that a first name?
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