Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Hemp, SPB, 1816, Image by StuE, Found by Porky.
Found in Bedfordshire, 22 x 18mm, 12.0g.
First side:-
First line:- SPB = St. Petersburg
Second line:- ?GR(Y?) = Indicates the quality and type of goods but uncertain what initials stood for.*
Third line 1816 = Date of grading
Second side:-
First line:- ПД = PD = Hemp Inspection (but could also stand for Port Inspection or Tow Inspection*)
Second & Third lines:- С:(Б?)УДЧ / ?КИН = S:(B?)UDch / ?KIN (initials & surname of Quality Control Officer.)*
Fourth line:- (H 100?) = N 100 ? = the number of the post the QA Officer worked at.*
These seals are Russian flax or hemp bale quality control seals.
See Figs. on pages 54 & 55, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 79 using his extensive database:-
ПД = PD / C.БУДЫЛKИHЪ = S.BUDYLKIN / H192 // SPB / ICR(X) / 1816
