Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1790

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1790, Image & Found by Bilox.
Came from around Wetherby / Goldsboro / Knaresbough area.

First side:-
First line - N.P. = unknown initials.*
Second line - ?P12K = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1790 = date of assessment.

Second side:-
First line - ЛД = LD = l'nyanoy dosmotr = Flax Inspection.
Second & Third line - M.ДE? = M.DYe?
ШЕВБ = ShYeVB = name of quality control officer.
Fourth line - ??? = number of work station used by QA officer.

See Fig.4b, p.53, Box 4c, p.17 and section 5.2.5.6, p.22, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.

This is a Russian flax bale quality control seal.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 41 using his extensive database:-
NP / AP12K / 1790 // ЛД = LD / M.LEBШEBЬ = M.LEVSHEV / H 37