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Definately Russian. The bit that says 1. COPTT = 1ST QUALITY. Found near Hull.
Not the exact seal but close:-
14 CUPMS: 1999.56.3 (See Illus 14 and 30). Maximum diameter 28 mm x 31 mm.
Obv APX. ПOP./ ДECЯTH./BACИЛИИ/БP{XAH/OBЪ
Rev APX. БP./ KУ ДEb/1 COPTЪ/A. P./ 1847
The obverse shows the place of origin APX. ПOP ( = Archangel Port), the rank (desiatn[ik]) and name of the Quality Control Officer, Vasilii Briukhanov. The reverse carries the usual Archangel quality control abbreviation APX. БP (= Archangel Br[ak]). The contents of the bale are indicated as KУ ДEЛb (tow), and its quality 1. COPTЪ (1st sort / 12-head). The initials of the producer A. P./ (A.R.), are found on four other Fife seals (see also Illus 23). The seal is dated 1847.
Lead Seals of Russian Origin in Fife John Sullivan |
