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- 20/7/1896 (Creation)
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27.5 x 21 cm
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Handwritten letter by Cavafy's aunt, Amalia Kallinous, to the poet in a bifolio with mourning border, with text on all sides. Amalia is in Athens and describes her impressions from the city. Exchange of photographs between the two and expression of contentment for the news she receives regarding the family and especially regarding her sister, Charikleia. Interpolated words in French. (Athens)
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Mainly Greek
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Writing in ink.
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Psylliari Callinus (Fotiadi), Amalia. “Letter by A. Callinus to Cavafy”. Letter, 20.07.1896. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF003-0008 (1107), 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-SF003-0008.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Psylliari Callinus (Fotiadi), Amalia (Authority)
- Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia (Subject)
- Psylliaris, Georgios A. (Subject)
- Cavafy, Paul (Subject)
- Callinus, Charlotte Helen Evelyn (Subject)