Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1828, Image by StuE, Found by Grant.
Found in Scotland, 21mm, 11.6g.
First side:-
First line:- Missing
Second line:- IMB9? = Probably Roman script, Indicates the quality and type of goods but uncertain what initials stood for.*
Third line 1828 = Date of grading
Second side:-
First line:- ЛД = LD = Flax Inspection
Second & Third lines:- К:Р(Я?) / БОВЬ = K:R(ja?) / BOV'
= (initials & surname of Quality Control Officer - probably K.Ryabov, an 1831 seal of his is held at Aberdeen Museum and Gallery.)*
Fourth line:- H(8)0 = N (8)0 = the number of the post the QA Officer worked at.*
These seals are Russian flax or hemp bale quality control seals.
See Figs. on pages 54 & 55, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 23 using his extensive database:-
ЛД = LD / K. PЯБOBЬ = K. RYABOV / H50 // NP / IMB9K / 1828
