BSG.BS.01762 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1820

Found in East Devon, 24mm.

Russian Bale Seal from the Baltic States

From Ged Dodd, " ЛД = LD / ИM:BИHHИKO / H56 /// NP / AБ12H / 1820

Flax inspector I.M.VINNIKOV working out of 56 post in the port of St Petersburg, Kronstadt, Narva, Riga, Libau, Pilau, Pernau, Revel Memel, Konigsberg, Windau or Tilsit .. in 1820

Reverse:- All NP seals before 1829 are flax seals. NP mean the flax tax had been paid. The Grower/Owner/Agent initials are AБ (A.B) with 12 flax plants in the bale .

. .see reference IDS 1923 on The PeaceHavens Project, Seal Numbers 1900 - 2000."