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- 6/2/1921 (Creation)
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31.6 x 24.5 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Stamos Zervos on two bifolios; the last page of the second one is blank. This is a reply to a card he had received and is addressed to a person referred to as Stamos. Reference to the journals La Vie Nouvelle, Grammata and I Skepsi. Update on life in Alexandria, with reference to the Model School of the (Greek) Educational Association of Egypt and the "I Mana" charity institution (Union of Greek Ladies). Mention of Paris where the recipient of the letter resides. Cancellations, emendations and additions.
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Greek
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Plain paper. Black ink and pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations; small hole in one sheet.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to Stamos [Zervos]”. Letter (draft), 06.02.1921. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0018 (498), 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-SF003-0018.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Zervos, Stamos (Subject)
- Zervos, Christian (Subject)
- Kotopouli, Marika (Subject)
- Myrat, Mitsos (Subject)
- Marselos, Athanasios (Subject)
- Pavlidis, Vasos (Subject)
- Educational Association / Ekpaideftikos Omilos (Egypt) (Subject)
- Stavrinos, Panos (Subject)
- Modinos, Polys (Subject)
- Brissimizakis, Georges (Subject)
- "Manna" Greek Women Association (Subject)
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The recipient's identity is inferred from the content of the letter.