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22.5 x 18 cm
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Handwritten letter by Sévastie Verhaeghe de Naeyer to her nephew, Alexandros (Alekos) Cavafy, in two bifolios with mourning border. The letter has been written onboard, after Sévastie left Egypt, en route to Colombo. She expresses her feelings and her thanks for the hospitality and love of the Cavafy brothers during her stay in Egypt; she hopes that they will visit her in the future. She kindly asks that they convey her warm greetings to the sister, Charikleia.
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French
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations; hole.
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Verhaeghe de Naeyer (Photiadés), Sévastie. “Letter by Sévastie Verhaeghe de Naeyer to Alexandros Cavafy”. Letter, n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0004 (1128), 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-F21-0004.
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- Verhaeghe de Naeyer (Photiadés), Sévastie (Authority)
- Cavafy, Alexandros P. (Subject)
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The letter should be dated in the period 1882-1885, when Charikleia was living with some of her children in Istanbul.