Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1805, Image by StuE, Found by Peeler.
Found on the Isle of Man, 21 x 18mm, 11.3g.
Russian Flax quality control seal. See Fig.4b and section 5.2.4.1, p.21, Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
From Ged Dodd, "ЛД = LD ... K.ЗAИЦOBЪ .. ... H47 .. NP ... W{Я}12{H} ..1805
Flax inspector K.ZAITSOV working out of 47 post at a port on the Black Sea Coast (St Petersburg, Riga, Port Narva, Reval, Pernau, Libnau, or Memel).in 1805 ... the Grower/Owner/Agent initials are W{Ya) and there were 12 flax plant heads to the bale .. . see ref IDS 567 on The PeaceHavens Project, Free Identification Service
