Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1779, Image by StuE, Found by Demmy
Found in Clashmore region, Scotland.
Russian Flax quality control seal.
First side:-
First line - (N?):P = unknown initials.*
Second line - ??6H = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1779 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- ДC = DS = dosmotr ? = Inspection ?.
Second & Third line - ВАРЗ = PARZ : OB(З?) = OV(Z?) name of quality control officer.
Fourth line - ?7(2?) = ?7(2?) = 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.
FromGed Dodd, "ДC = DS / BAPЗOBЬ / H323 /// NP / ДP6H / 1779
Flax Inspector VARZOV working out of 323 post in the port of St Petersburg, Kronstadt, Narva, Riga, Libau, Memel, Konigsberg, Pilau, Pernau, Revel or Tilsit ..in the year 1779 . . 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 ДP (DR) with 6 poor quality flax in the bale; 6H grade is usually used for home consumption or export to Scandinavian countries. See ref IDS1173 on The PeaceHavens Project, Seal Numbers 1101 - 1200."
