Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1814, Image by StuE, Found by Goretex.
First side:-
First line - N(P?) = unknown initials.* (now known - see Ged Dodd below)
Second line - IB12 = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1814 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- ?Д = initials for Inspection (dosmotr, Д=D).
Second & Third line - MKH = MKN
???? = ???? name of quality control officer.
Fourth line - unreadable = 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.
From Ged Dodd, "ЛД = LD / M.ПИKИH / H35 /// NP / IB12H / 1814
Flax Inspector S.KLADUKHIN working out of 42 post in the port of St Petersburg, Kronstadt, Narva, Riga, Libau, Memel, Konigsberg, Pilau, Pernau, Revel or Tilsit ..in the year 1814. . All NP seals before 1829 are flax seals and NP is a certification of the flax bracking (inspection) by the Russian Empire.). NP does not mean this seal was shipped from Narva Port (but it may have been) ..
The Grower/Owner/Agent initials are IB with 12 flax plants in the bale; See ref IDS 1176 on The PeaceHavens Project, Seal Numbers 1101 - 1200."
