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Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
The stamps that were specifically printed for Eastern Rumelia used design elements from the existing Ottoman postage stamps, differing from them by having the Greek inscription Ανατολική Ρωμυλία (Anatolian (i.e. Eastern) Rumelia) above the "Emp. Ottoman" and with French and Bulgarian inscriptions of the name in small letters ...
The term has also been used in Europe in a broader sense to refer to Muslims in general, [5] especially those of Arab or Berber descent, whether living in al-Andalus or North Africa. [6] During the colonial era, the Portuguese introduced the names " Ceylon Moors " and " Indian Moors " in South Asia and Sri Lanka , now official ethnic ...
Sámi-language surnames (3 C, 7 P) Surnames of Scandinavian origin (4 C, 66 P) Surnames of Scottish origin (4 C, 574 P) Scottish Gaelic-language surnames (3 C, 30 P) Surnames of Serbian origin (1,172 P) Surnames of Slavic origin (10 C, 47 P) Slovak-language surnames (290 P)
Stamp (surname) The surname Stamp is the anglicized version of the French family name, d'Étampes, [1] which in turn is a locational derivation from Étampes (lat. Stampae ), a community near Paris, France . Remnants of the Tour de Guinette at Château d'Étampes.
A 2013 stamp of Lebanon A German postal cover sent from the German postal office in Beirut on 14 May 1900 Beirut Ottoman Post Office 1900s. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Lebanon, formerly known as Liban. Lebanon is a country in Western Asia on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Fezzan and Ghadames, both now part of Libya. Fezzan is a south-western region of modern Libya. It is largely desert but broken by mountains, uplands, and dry river valleys ( wadis ) in the north, where oases enable ancient towns and villages to survive deep in the otherwise ...
The text of the Royal Decree laid down the rules of organization and operation of the postal administration. Postal links were subsequently created by individuals to provide postal service between the various cities. The local postmen where called the "Rakkas". The stamps used bore the names of the cities of dispatch and destination: