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- [1899] (Creation)
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34 x 21.5 cm
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Handwritten draft letter to a recipient addressed as "Peri" (most probably Pericles Anastasiadis) who is in Paris, on one side of a ruled sheet. Blank verso. The poet refers to the wedding and wedding trip of a common acquaintance of the two men. Extensive cancellations and abbreviations.
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English
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by Cavafy [to P. Anastasiadis]”. Letter (draft), [1899]. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0006 (969), 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-F17-SF003-0006.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Ralli, Constantine (Costi) Th. (Subject)
- Dikaiou, Terpsichori (Subject)
- Ralli (Dikaiou), Angeliki (Subject)
- Cavafy, John Constantine (Subject)
- Ralli, Michel C. (Subject)
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On the basis of its content, the draft letter should be dated in May 1899 (wedding of Costi Ralli and Angeliki Dikaiou).