BSG.BS.00977 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1815

First side:- First line - NP = unknown initials.* Second line - ?12K = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales. Third line - 1815 = date of assessment.

Second side:- First line- ?Д = initials for Inspection. Second & Third line - ??EP = ??YeR УДОВ = UDOV name of quality control officer. Fourth line - H28 = N28 = 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 66 using his extensive database:- NP / ?K12K / 1815 // ЛД = LD / K.MEPKУЛOB = K.MERKULOV / H28