a bag capable of displaying and protecting an item during shipping , transportation , handling and / or display . the bag is fabricated from at least one sheet of material which is formed into a tubular sheath having a heat - sealable bonding material disposed solely on portions of the tubular sheath of material so as to bondingly hold the tubular sheath of material in a bag - like configuration . the portions of the tubular sheath having the heat - sealable bonding material thereon may be configured as either lap or fin seals or combinations thereof . there is also provided methods for producing such a bag and methods for its use .