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Cloth Seal, Swedish, Customs Seal, Stockholm

Cloth Seal, Swedish, Customs Seal, Stockholm, Image & Found by Rami Suovanen.
Found in Finland, 26mm, 6.3g.

Head facing right // 17 crown 44 / STOCK / HOLMS / (PA)CKHUS / S(T)EM(PEL) / ...OU...

Thought to be another Swedish customs seal for cloth.
See BSG.CS.01347.

From Philippe Lanez:-
Packhusgränd, (Swedish: Warehouse Alley) is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching west from Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan, it forms a parallel street to Johannesgränd and Tullgränd.
In 1686, the city bought a site on the south side of the alley to accommodate the customs department, and by the end of that century the latter had the warehouse built which gave the alley its name. The alley was formerly known as Urbansgränden (Urbanus grandhen (1606), "The Alley of Urban") after Urban Michelsson who had an estate here in the late-16th century. Its present name first appears as Packhus gr[änd] in 1733.[1]
The area was being used as a berth by the 13th century when the waterfront was located much further east than today, and a medieval harbour, known as Koggahamnen ("The Cog Harbour"), and a quay, Koggabron ("The Cog Bridge"), was also found here as excavations have shown. During the 15th and 16th centuries, a section of the city wall along with two of its towers were found just south of the alley. The customs house on Skeppsbron, built in the 1780s, replaced the warehouse mentioned above.

Tullmuseum In the 18th century, a ban was introduced on the importation of many textiles. The reason for the import union was that Gustaf III wanted to try to start the Swedish textile industry. In 1739, an ordinance was issued stipulating that fabrics that were banned from importation, but which had been imported before the ban, would be stamped with a customs stamp. During a large part of the 18th and 19th centuries, both domestic and imported textiles were stamped. A lead seal would be attached to the fabric with a thread. The few fabrics that were allowed to be imported must be stamped in connection with a so-called product inspection. During the 19th century, so-called poster banknotes were used. These had been provided with both a lead seal and a color stamp. Delicate fabrics were color-stamped. For the stamping tools for lead or lacquer seals and for paint stamps, special provisions applied on how they were to be stored. The canvas (6) [see link] is stamped "Stockholms Packhus 1846".

Date: 11/23/2021
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