Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1800, Image & Found by Popsandme.
Found in Yorkshire, 22.25 x 20.35 x 5.4mm.
Russian Flax quality control seal.
First side:-
First line- ЛД = LD = l'nyanoy dosmotr = Flax Inspection.
Second & Third line - ?H:CA = ?N:SA // ??НЬ = ??N' name of quality control officer*.
Fourth line - H5 = N5 = number of work station used by QA officer.
Second side:-
First line - NP = unknown initials.*
Second line - IS12H = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1800 = date of assessment.
See Fig.4b and section 5.2.4.1, p.21, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
