Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1809, Image & Found by Cerberus
Found in Berkshire.
First side:-
First line - NP
Second line - MM12H = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1809 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- ЛД = LD = l'nyanoy dosmotr = Flax Inspection.
Second & Third line - M EPE = M YeRYe : MEEB: = MYeYeV: 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 57 using his extensive database:-
NP / MM12H / 1809 // ЛД = LD / M:EPEMEEB: = M:EREMEEV: / H30
