BSG.BS.01031 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Paired Inspectors, Hemp/Flax

Found in Scotland, ?mm.

A Russian flax or hemp bale seal.

First side:- First line:- ?.П.С. = ?.P.S. Second & Third lines:- П.ВАЛО / ?АНОВЬ = P.VALO / ?ANOV' [initials & surname of Quality Control Officer* Fourth line:- H:2 = N:2 = the number of the post the QA Officer worked at.*

Second side:- First line:- ?П = ?P Second and Third line:- ?САФР / ??ОВЬ = ?SAFR / ??OV' = Safronov (Quality control officer also found on an 1820 seal in a private collection RN 01* and E. Safronov on an 1836 seal from St Petersburg 1339.1999.54.35 held in Cupar, Fife Museum*) Fourth line:- Year, Date of use

See Figs. on pages 54 & 55, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.

From Ged Dodd, director of The PeaceHavens Project, "This seal is P.BALOBANOV and E.SAFRONOV

A paired inspection seal where one inspector was training another.. ЛПC = LPS is the senior in paired inspection П.БAЛOБAHOB = P.BALOBANOV working at 2 post .. and training ..E.SAFRONOV .. and others --------- ЛП is the junior in paired inspection E.CAФPOHOBЬ = E.SAFRONOV working at 2 post .. after training he moved to 52 post at St Petersburg in 1831 (1831S15) and was still there in 1834 (1834S05) Seals found at Bentham Mill. --------- P.BALOBANOV was usually paired with ЛП the junior in paired inspection B.COMPEKOB = V.SOMREKOV working at 2 post .. Bentham Mill ND002,ND003,ND004 ..and a seal from Kirriemuir Museum puts P.BALOBANOV as being paired with A.Pogankin at 2 post .. .. and a seal from NE Fife Museum Service puts P.BALOBANOV as being paired with A.Pogankin at 3 post ..

This seal has been put on the Indent page IDS350.

I am lead to assume that Senior Inspectors have ЛПC (flax?) or ППC (hemp?) whilst Juniors have ЛП, ПП"