BSG.BS.01493

BSG.BS.01493 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Hemp, SPB, 1823

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Hemp, SPB, 1823, Image by StuE, Found by Goretex.

This is a Russian Hemp bale quality control seal.

First side:- double struck First line:- missing Second line:- HIIIP = grading system? Third line:- 1823 = Date of grading

Second side:- First line:- ПД = PD = Hemp Inspection (but could also stand for Port Inspection or Tow Inspection*) Second & Third lines:- Ф.УНИ = F.UNI ?СКОИ = ?SKOI (initials & surname of Quality Control Officer, F.Uniskoi?.)* Fourth line:- (H?)110 = (N)110 = the number of the post the QA Officer worked at.*

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

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 86 (HEMP) using his extensive database:- SPB / HШPH / 1823 // ПД = PD / Ф.У.HИЛCKИ = F.U.NILSKOI / H110