Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1787, Image & Found by Tattooed Detectorist.
Found in the Durham area.
First side:-
First line - NP = unknown initials.*
Second line - ПAC12K = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1787 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line - ПД = PD = Hemp Inspection but could also stand for Port Inspection or Tow Inspection.
Second & Third line - Н.УТО = N.UTO
УКИНЬ = UKIN = name of quality control officer, two other NP seals from the 1780s are recorded with this name (AJPC 06) and (HARGM: 13606.08)*.
Fourth line - H3? = N3? = number of work station used by QA officer.
See section 5.2.4.1 - 3, p.21, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
This is a Russian flax bale quality control seal.
Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 34 using his extensive database:-
NP / ПAC12K / 1787 // ПД = PD / H. УTOЧKИHЪ / N. UTOCHKIN / N31
