Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1818
Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1818, Image & Found by Heather Park.
Found near Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, 22 x 16mm, 10g.
From Ged Dodd, "ДМ = DM / Я.КАТОВЪ / H93 //// NP / OP12H / 1818
Flax Inspector Ya.KATOV working out of 93 post in the port of St Petersburg, Kronstadt, Narva, Riga, Libau, Memel, Konigsberg, Pilau, Pernau, Revel or Tilsit .. in 1818
All seals with NP before 1829 are flax seals .
The Grower/Owner/Agent initials are OP with 12 flax plants in the bale. (We have lots of Ya.Katov seals for 1819 but these are all OP9H .. 9 flax plants in the bale)
... .see reference IDS 1342 on:-
The PeaceHavens Project - Seal Numbers 1300 - 1399
The PeaceHavens Project - Russian Flax/Hemp Bale Seals Grower/Owner/Agent Initials
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