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Issue 5405 of the newspaper Omonoia. Announcement of the death and funeral of Cavafy's mother, Charikleia Cavafy. Mention of the cause of death and of the ceremony.

Series of handwritten notes referring mostly to the poet's mother, Charikleia (Fotiadi) Cavafy, in two parts. The first includes three loose sheets folded in bifolios; they are written on both sides and enclosed in a folded sheet entitled "T. Last D. 1899". Pages 2-7 are numbered. The notes pertain to the last days of Charikleia Cavafy – the narration starts on 15 January 1899. The second part includes seven loose sheets of various sizes, written both on the recto and the verso, with one page number (4) marked. The content has the same subject, however it follows an inverse narrative sequence, starting on 3 February and ending on 27 January 1899. Both texts abbreviated. Cancellations and emendations.

Photograph of Paul Cavafy seated, with a moustache and a beard. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso. Accompanied by a subsequent enlarged reprint.

Photograph of Maria (Marie) Cavafy, wife of Aristeidis Cavafy, née Vourou, with their daughter Charikleia in her arms. It is probably a photograph from the infant's christening. The logo of the photo shop in the bottom part of the recto, as well as on the verso. The photograph should be dated to 1896-1897.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in two copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie and glasses. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso as well as handwritten dedication by Cavafy to his friend, Pericles Anastasiadis. The photograph should be dated circa 1896, due to the striking resemblance to another similar photograph, dated by Cavafy in that year.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in three copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. He is resting with both hands on a book placed on an ornate piece of furniture. Behind him, a seat. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso. The photograph could be dated circa 1896, due to the striking resemblance to another similar photograph, dated by Cavafy in that year.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in three copies. The poet has short hair and mustache; he wears a suit with necktie, and glasses. The logo of the studio on the verso.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in seven copies. The poet has short hair and mustache; he wears a suit and glasses. The logo of the studio on the verso.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in six copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso. The photographs are placed inside a handmade folder of paperboard, on which the date indication "1901 or 1903" is written by the poet.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria. The poet has a mustache, he wears glasses, a three-piece suit and a necktie. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in two copies. The poet has short hair and mustache; he wears a suit and glasses. The logo of the studio on the verso.

Photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in two copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. The logo of the studio on the verso as well as the date handwritten by Cavafy.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. He is holding a cane and a hat in his right hand. His left hand rests on a book placed on an ornate piece of furniture. Behind him, a seat. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso. The photograph could be dated circa 1896, due to the striking resemblance to another similar photograph, dated by Cavafy in that year.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in five copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso. The photograph could be dated circa 1901 or 1903, as it comes from the same photo shoot as another one, dated by Cavafy in that year.

Two copies of a photograph depicting a seated girl with an open book in her lap. The logo of the photographer on the verso and at the lower part of the recto.

Announcement of the death of Cavafy's mother, Charikleia Cavafy. Mention of the circumstances of her death.

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on two bifolio, with notes on all sides except for the verso of the last sheet. Detailed description of the author's everyday life and his activities in Alexandria. Commentary on the health of his father and reference to two photographs that appear to have been sent by him to Cavafy. Cancellation. (Alexandria)