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- [1898] (Creation)
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27 x 21.5 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to an unidentified recipient, on the first, second and fourth last pages of a bifolio. The poet mentions a flower exhibition taking place in Alexandria, the wedding of a member of the Synadinos family, in which Penelope Delta also participated as well as to the unexpected death of a common acquaintance of theirs. Extensive use of 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 unknown recipient”. Letter (draft), [1898]. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0005 (968), 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-SF003-0005.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Synadinou, Tereza (Subject)
- Ralli, Ioulia A. (Subject)
- Ralli, Antonios (Totty) Th. (Subject)
- Delta, Penelope S. (Subject)
- Kartoulis, Stamatios (Subject)
- Ralli, Michel C. (Subject)
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On the basis of its content (reference to the wedding of Tereza Synadinou), the draft letter may be dated to 1898.