Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1815, Image by StuE, Found by Goretex.
First side:-
First line - NP = unknown initials.*
Second line - ?12K = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1815 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- ?Д = initials for Inspection.
Second & Third line - ??EP = ??YeR
УДОВ = UDOV name of quality control officer.
Fourth line - H28 = N28 = 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 66 using his extensive database:-
NP / ?K12K / 1815 // ЛД = LD / K.MEPKУЛOB = K.MERKULOV / H28
