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- 23 July/5 August 1911 (Creation)
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11 x 10 cm
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Tachydromos was a newspaper of Alexandria (Egypt), first published in 1880 by Georgios Tinios (1856-1936). It was initially a weekly paper, before becoming a daily, and was one of the most popular and long-lived newspapers. During the course of its publication, it merged with other newspapers of Alexandria (Elpis, Metarrythmissis, Omonoia, thus reinforcing its position. After several changes in the directorship following the withdrawal of Vasileios G. Tinios, the newspaper was published until 1985.
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Clipping from the newspaper Tachydromos of Alexandria. Announcement of the death of Thelxiopi Cavafy (widow of the poet's brother, Alexandros) in Lausanne, Switzerland, published in the "Social News" column. Newspaper title and date handwritten by Cavafy.
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Greek
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Writing in pencil.
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Tachydromos (Alexandria), newspaper. “Press clipping”. Press clippings, 23.07.1911 / 05.08.1911. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF007-0041 (1342), 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-SF007-0041.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy (Theodorou), Thelxiopi (Subject)