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Little is known about these essays produced by Messrs. Townshend for the 1889 Protectorate 4d on ½d vermilion. Mention of them is made in Holmes’ book but he doesn’t illustrate any. From what I’ve found appearing in auction catalogues over the years, there seems to be three types; “PROTECTORATE / FOURPENCE”, “Protectorate / 4D” and “Protectorate / 4d”.
PROTECTORATE / FOURPENCE
Ex Dennis Firth (Cavendish Sep 2016 lot 87 realised £1’200 plus commission)
Ex Holmes
Ex Koi (David Feldman Dec 2018 lot 30420 realised £1’900 plus 22% commission)
Cert. BPA (1984)
History: Western Auctions Ltd Sep 1984; Illustrated in The Runner Post Dec 1994 p.794
Protectorate / 4D
Mint og, diagonal crease
History: Illustrated in The Runner Post Sep 1991 p.447; Ex Koi (David Feldman Dec 2018 lot 30421 realised £900 plus 22% commission)
Cert. BPA (1984)
History: Western Auctions Ltd Sep 1984; Illustrated in The Runner Post Dec 1994 p.794
Protectorate / 4d
Cert. BPA (1991)
History: Illustrated in The Runner Post Sep 1991 p.447; Ex David Wessely (Argyll Etkin May 2010 lot 697 realised £1’500 plus commission)
History: Illustrated in The Runner Post March 1993 p.599
Bibliography
The Runner Post, September 1991 p.447
The Runner Post, March 1993 p.599
The Runner Post, December 1994 p.794
The 1887 Jubilee Issue 