Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1814, Image & Found by Ianexplorer.
Found in Gorstella near Chester.
First side:-
First line - N.P.
Second line - АБ12 = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1814 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- ЛД = LD = initials for Flax Inspection.
Second & Third line - Н?)ЦЕР = (N?)TsYeR
ОЛ?? = OL?? = name of quality control officer.
Fourth line - illegible = number of work station used by QA officer.
This is a Russian flax bale quality control seal.
See Fig.4b and section 5.2.5.6, p.22, Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 65 using his extensive database:-
NP / AБ12H / 1814 // ЛД = LD / П. ЩOГOЛEB = P.SHCHOGOLEV / H64 (IDS65 is possibly the much rarer P.Shchegolev at 64 post from Little Patrick Mill ref 1816L07)
