Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1807, Image by StuE, Found by Ged.
Found in Wetherby / Knaresbough area, 22.4 x 19.7mm, 10.4g.
First side:-
First line - NP
Second line - CБ12H = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1807 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- ЛД = LD = l'nyanoy dosmotr = Flax Inspection.
Second & Third line - Л.HOH = L.NON : Д???? = D???? name of quality control officer.
Fourth line - unreadable = number of work station used by QA officer.
See Fig.4b and section 5.2.4.1, p.21, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
Russian Flax quality control seal.
Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 55 using his extensive database:-
NP / CБ12H / 1807 // ЛД = LD / A.ПOEДABШИH = A.POEDAVSHIN / H33
