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- 1926 (Creation)
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35.1 x 44.9 cm
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Envelope of the General Consulate of Greece ("Consulat Général de Grèce") in Alexandria, addressed to C. P. Cavafy. Printed recipient details in French and handwritten details. It contains two separate documents: The certificate of the Silver Medal of the Order of the Phoenix that was awarded to the poet by the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic, dated 12/7/1926. It is printed on two sheets of thick paper; printed and handwritten details on the recto of the first sheet. Typewritten accompanying letter by the Consul General of Greece in Alexandria, Marinos Sigouros, on the award of the certificate to C. P. Cavafy, dated 8/9/1926.
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Greek
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Envelope; letterheaded paper; two sheets of thick paper. Black ink and pencil. Watermark: Aero Bank JRF.
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Unknown. “Silver Medal of the Order of the Phoenix and accompanying letter by the Consul General of Greece in Alexandria, Marinos Sigouros”. Award certificate, 1926. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF001-0012 (468), 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-S02-F25-SF001-0012.
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- Pagkalos, Theodoros (Subject)
- Kanakaris-Roufos, [Loukas?] (Subject)
- Sigouros, Marinos (Subject)
- Consulate General of Greece in Alexandria (Subject)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece) (Subject)