Item 0027 (616) - Letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy and John Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0027 (616)

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Letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy and John Cavafy

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26.2 x 21 cm

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[Cavafy], Polis [Paul]

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy and John Cavafy, on both sides of a cut sheet. In a short text he comments on the matter of his pension as well as on his health. Of note is the use of English words and phrases in the flow of written discourse. Accompanied by a document of financial content (stock dividend of The Egyptian Delta Light Railways Limited), in which the letter is referred to, dated 24/12/1908.

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      Mainly Greek

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      Notepaper. Paper with printed details and watermark: Marchant Singer & Co London. Black ink. Physical item wear: small tears on one sheet.

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      Cavafy, Paul. “Letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy and John Cavafy”. Letter, n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0027 (616), 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-SS02-F20-SF002-0027.

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      F66_Φ1-35

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          Archivist's note

          It is probable that the document is fragment of a longer letter. Regarding the dating: taking into consideration the shares card (1908) and the subject of the letter (approval of Paul Cavafy's pension), the letter may be dated in circa 1909.

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