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

                                SCHEDULE 14A
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                             NASHUA CORPORATION
              (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)


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                 [Letterhead of Nashua Corporation]

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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


                       NASHUA BOARD REDEEMS POISON PILL


      NASHUA, N.H., APRIL 24, 2000 -- Nashua Corporation (NYSE: NSH)
 announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to redeem the stock
 purchase rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement dated July 19,
 1996, as amended.  In redeeming the rights, the Nashua Board authorized a
 one-time payment of $0.01 per common share to shareholders of record on
 April 24, 2000.

 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 that
 may be represented by this press release and those definitive proxy
 materials.  Copies of the proxy materials are available for no charge from
 Nashua's proxy solicitor, Corporate Investor Communications, Inc. at the
 toll-free number provided above, and from the SEC's web site at
 www.sec.gov.

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