Blue envelope with a plastic pouch of human hair. The envelope is blue and has a blue diagonal line border. In the bottom left-hand corner, there is a Greek logo of an airplane that says "By air mail." Someone has addressed this envelope to "Misses Peggy Koutas 6422 Calumet Ave 6422 Hammond Ind U.S.A." On the back is the sender's name and address but it is too difficult to read except for the word "Greece". In a plastic pouch inside the envelope, there is a lock of dark brown hair with some grey strands.

Hair in plastic pouch air mailed to Peggy Koutas who lived in Hammond, Indiana.
The hair was from someone named Maria who lived in Greece.

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