JK0060PH SG 43 Plate 125 Envelope To The Duchess Of Inverness Kensington Palace Letters PK

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JK0060PH,Sg 43,1d Red, plate 125. Envelope addressed to the Duchess of Inverness (Cecilia Underwood) to Kensington Palace. Dated  May 26th 1872. Sent from Aberdeen. Scarce Royal postal History. She was a mistress of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.(Sixth son of King George III) Despite marrying,their union was in contravention of the Royal marriages act  of 1772 and as such was considered  legally void.