BSG.BS.01036 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, WK, 1787

Found in Wales / West Country, 24mm, 12.6g.

This is a Russian flax bale quality control seals. See section 5.2.3.1, Russian Seals, 1762-1769, Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 460 using his extensive database:- WK / ДH12H / 1787 // ЛД = LD / И.M:CEЛИHC = I.M.SELINS / H47