BSG.BS.00900 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1810

First side:- First line - ЛД = LD = initials for flax Inspection. Second & Third line - В:ШОГ = V:ShOG ОЛЕВ = OLEV = name of quality control officer - V. Shchogolev (see p.135 in ref. below). Fourth line - ??? = ??? = number of work station used by QA officer.

Second side:- First line - N.P. Second line - ?K12H = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales. Third line - (18?)10 = date of assessment.

See Fig.4b and section 5.2.5.6, p.22, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.

This is a Russian flax bale quality control seal (*section 5.2.17.5).

This ID was aided by Ged Dodd. See his informative web site at The PeaceHavens Hoard (IDS 100).