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- 5/5/1884 (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 on all sides. It is a reply to a letter he had received. Comments on remarks apparently made by Cavafy on details concerning their correspondence as well as on people and facts related to the social circle of Alexandria. Information on the impending move of the author's family, with details on the features of the residential area (Rosetta Gate) as well as on everyday habits. John Rodocanachi's address in Liverpool is recorded. (Alexandria)
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English
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Plain paper. Blue ink. Watermark: C.G. & S. London. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th.. “Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy”. Letter, 05.05.1884. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0037 (1684), 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-SF002-0037.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th. (Authority)
- Vasilopoulos, (?) (Subject)
- Miéville, Walter Frederick (Subject)
- Momferatos, (?) (Subject)
- Skanavi, (?) (Subject)
- Skanavis, Leonidas D. (Subject)
- Maximos, family (Subject)
- Zervoudakis, Georgios K. (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Rodocanachi, John P. (Subject)