BSG.BS.00998

BSG.BS.00998 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Hemp/Flax, SPB

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Hemp/Flax, SPB, Image by StuE, Found by Paul Hewett.

Found in Essex, 23 x 20mm, 11.9g.

First side:- First line:- SPB = St. Petersburg Second line:- H?RH = Indicates the quality and type of goods but uncertain what initials stood for.* Third line:- ?? = Initials of the owner or exporter Fourth line ???? = Date of grading

Second side:- First line:- ?Д = ?D Second and Third lines:- И???? / ?HHЬ = I???? / ?II' = (initials & surname of Quality Control Officer.)* Fourth line:- H1? = N1? = the number of the post the QA Officer worked at.*

These seals are Russian flax or hemp bale quality control seals.

See Fig. 12b on page 54, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.

ID by Ged Dodd of the PeaceHavens Project, IDS 357:- SPB / HHRH / 1??? // ЛД = LD / И.ПИKИHЬ = I.PIKIN / H14