BSG.BS.00974 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1814

Found in Edinburgh region. 20mm

First side:- First line - NP Second line - V12(H?) = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales. Third line - 1814 = date of assessment.

Second side:- First line- missing = initials for Inspection. Second & Third line - ?ПОГ = ?POG АИ??И = AI??I name of quality control officer. Fourth line - H27 = N27 = 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.

Russian Flax quality control seal.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 64 using his extensive database:- ЛД = LD / Л.ПOГAHKИHЬ = L.POGANKIN / H27 // NP / ?12H / 1814