BSG.BS.00936 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 178-

Found in England, 20mm, 11.6g.

Russian Flax quality control seal.

First side:- First line - N.P. = unknown initials.* Second line - CFK12 = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales. Third line - 178? = date of assessment.

Second side:- First line - obscured = initials for Inspection? Second & Third line - ETB(I?)? = yeTV(I?)? HEBЪ = NyeV name of quality control officer. Fourth line - H68 = N68 = 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 38 using his extensive database:-

NP / CFK12? / 178? // ЛД = LD / E.TBEHEBЬ = E.TVENEV / H68