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Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1796

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1796, Image & Found by Vamppir8.
Found at Whitby area off Collier Sands which is the small beach along the river side.

Russian Flax quality control seal.

First side:-
First line - NP = unknown initials.*
Second line - (O?)12(K?) = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1796 = date of assessment.

Second side:-
First line- obliterated.
Second & Third line - mostly illegible - name of quality control officer.
Fourth line - (H?)78 = (N?)78 = 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.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 44 using his extensive database:-
ЛД = LD / M. KOPOЛEBЬ = M. KOROLEV / H78 // NP / Ө12H / 1796 (Ө (F) = Oe)

Date: 24/02/06
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Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1796
Keywords: Unique Identification Number - BSG.BS.00944 Date 1796
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