Item 0013 (1217) - Note to Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0013 (1217)

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Note to Cavafy

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  • 16/11/1893 (Creation)

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13.1 x 8.8 cm

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Name of creator

Konstantinoupolis (newspaper)

Administrative history

Konstantinoupolis was a newspaper published from 1867 to 1906. It was founded by Dimitrios Nikolaidis. Its name changed twice in the period 1873-1884 (Thraki and Avgi. C. P. Cavafy published texts in that newspaper.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten note on behalf of the Processing Office of the newspaper Konstantinoupolis on a postal card to Cavafy, with notes on both sides. It refers to the publication of a text by Cavafy ("Traces of Greek Thought in Shakespeare") in the newspaper and the despatch of copies. The card bears printed details (in French and Turkish, in the Arabic alphabet), stamps of postal services (Istanbul; Alexandria); the name of the recipient and his address are handwritten in French.

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      Greek

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      Card made of paperboard. Blue ink.

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      Publication note

      "Traces of Greek Thought in Shakespeare" >Α27

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      Konstantinoupolis (newspaper). “Note to Cavafy”. Postcard, 16.11.1893. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0013 (1217), 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-F18-SF003-0013.

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      F119_Φ16

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