1829 Free franked letter (first page removed) from Kandy to Sir Charles Colville, Governor of Mauritius, with crowned boxed "KANDY / POST FREE" datestamp (July 15) in red and similar "COLOMBO / FREE" datestamp (Aug 2) in black, endorsed "Too Late for Post 15 July". The part letter mentions fishing as an important source of revenue to the Seychelles, and reports of the murder of the Russian factory head in Persia. Central vertical fold, otherwise fine.