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- 15/5/1884 (Creation)
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17.7 x 22.4 cm
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Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on two bifolios, with notes until the second page of the second. Commentary on people, facts and mores related to the social circle of Alexandria. Reference to the influence exerted by broader financial changes on the local commercial community, on the occasion of developments in the market of New York. Information is requested regarding Cavafy's everyday life in Istanbul. (Alexandria)
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English
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Plain paper. Blue ink. Watermark: C. G. & S. London. Physical item wear: oxidations; small hole in one part of the item.
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Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th.. “Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy”. Letter, 15.05.1884. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0038 (1685), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0038.
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- Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th. (Authority)
- Zervoudaki (Mavrokordatou), Aikaterini (Subject)
- Zervoudakis, Emmanouil K. (Subject)
- Kalliarchi, Maria (Subject)
- Zervoudakis, Konstantinos G. (Subject)
- Ralli, Theodore M. (Subject)
- Caffè Paradiso (Subject)
- Kindynekou, family (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)