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42.5 x 34 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to his mother's sister, Euvoulia Papalamprinou, on the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper. The other two pages are blank. Family news. The poet denies news pertaining to him and his brothers and refers to a photograph of his mother. References to various persons of the extended family. Cancellations and emendations, abbreviations.
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Greek
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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 Euvoulia Papalamprinou]”. Letter (draft), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F19-0022 (949), 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-F19-0022.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Zalichi, Nikolaos (Subject)
- Pappou (Pitaridi), Amalia (Subject)
- Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia (Subject)
- Cavafy, George P. J. (Subject)
- Cavafy, Aristeidis (Subject)
- Cavafy, Paul (Subject)
- Pappos, Dimitrios (Subject)
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This draft letter is a reply to a letter by Euvoulia Papalamprinou, dated 3/11/1899.