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- 4/8/1908 (Creation)
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14.1 x 9 cm
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Handwritten note by Paul Cavafy on a postcard to C. P. Cavafy, with notes on both sides. It is mentioned that Paul intends to depart on 13 August from Marseille and that he is delaying his departure on account of his health. Of note is the use of English words and phrases. The card is marked as prepaid and bears mail service rubber stamps (Boulogne, Alexandria); handwritten notes in pencil by Cavafy; one of them records the date of despatch, mentioning the wrong year. (Boulogne sur Mer)
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Mainly Greek
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Black ink and pencil. Postcard with printed details in French. Mail rubber stamps with Latin and Arabic letters.
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Cavafy, Paul. “Note by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy”. Postcard, 04.08.1908. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0005 (523), 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-SF002-0005.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, Paul (Authority)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)