present invention revealing a plan view having a different configuration of address panel 20 39 display panel 14 39 and connecting flaps 32 39 and 38 39 comparable or identical components of fig9 and fig1 use the same reference numbers with a 34 prime 34 added also shown on the embodiment of fig9 is the envelope seal flap 26 39 an address window 96 39 and a display window opening 74 39 the figure illustrates one of the many different ways in which an envelope may be constructed while incorporating a decorative image bearing sheet member the image bearing sheet member is preferably transparent alternatively the sheet member may be translucent or opaque this not only permits the recipient to see the image borne by the sheet material but it partially reveals the text or other contents of the envelope the image bearing sheet member is preferably manufactured from polyethylene cellophane or some other diaphanous and flexible plastic material advantageously a sheet member manufactured from these materials would have a texture distinct from that of the sheet material out of which the envelope is constructed making the envelope not only visually but also tactically stimulating moreover sheet members made of these materials may be more durable than regular paper sheet material and thus are more easily detached from the envelope by mounting the sheet member on the envelope with.