Envelope Sent After First Name Change

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

The image shows an envelope with details redacted in black and a handwritten note attached below.

The image shows an envelope with details redacted in black and a handwritten note attached below.

Name/Title

Envelope Sent After First Name Change

Entry/Object ID

MOT000105

Tags

Letter, Envelope, Name Change, Name

Description

Brown/yellow envelope and tag. Envelope & tag; pale brown/yellow envelope with 2nd class large stamp, crease in centre & across (deliberate fold) with hand writing, some partially blacked out.

Collection

Main Collection

Category

Personal Messages

Dimensions

Height

59 cm

Width

12 cm

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Bishopsgate Institute, London

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

This envelope is the first piece of mail I have ever received with my name on. It contained this tag so that I could contribute a piece of myself to this collection. These early stages of my transition are full of firsts and this one feels important and I'm so grateful for it. L.