UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                SCHEDULE 14A
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                             NASHUA CORPORATION
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                      [Letterhead of Nashua Corporation]


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                      Contact:   Paul Verbinnen/Judy Brennan
                                                 Sard Verbinnen & Co.
                                                 212-687-8080


                  NASHUA RECEIVES EARLY TERMINATION NOTICE
            UNDER HART-SCOTT-RODINO FOR RITTENHOUSE ACQUISITION

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      NASHUA, N.H., APRIL 8, 2000 -- Nashua Corporation (NYSE: NSH), a
leading manufacturer of specialty coated products, labels, toners and
developers, announced today that it has received early termination of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period with respect to its planned acquisition of
Rittenhouse Paper Company.

      Nashua Corporation markets specialty imaging products and services to
industrial and commercial customers. The Company's products include thermal
coated papers, pressure-sensitive labels and other specialty papers, as
well as Ricoh-compatible and Xerox-compatible toners and developers.
Additional information about Nashua Corporation can be found at
www.nashua.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS INCLUDING PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

      On March 20, 2000, Nashua filed with the SEC definitive proxy
materials to be used to solicit votes for the re-election of its Board at
its annual meeting of shareholders, which will be held on April 25, 2000.
Nashua strongly advises all its shareholders to read these materials when
they receive them because they contain important information.

      The proxy statement included in Nashua's definitive proxy materials
as supplemented contains a list of the participants in any solicitation on
behalf of the Board of Directors of Nashua. Copies of these proxy materials
are available for no charge from Nashua's proxy solicitor, Corporate
Investor Communications, Inc. at the toll-free number 1-888-238-1257, and
from the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

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