SEC Form 3/A

FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*
Ramrath, Joseph     R. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 500 Main Street
c/o Legal Department
(Street) Groton, MA     01471-0001
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip) USA 2. Date of Event
    Requiring Statement
   (Month/Day/Year) October 26, 2001 3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary) 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New England Business Service, Inc.   NEB 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)           X          Director                           10% Owner
                        Officer                             Other Officer/Other
Description           6. If Amendment, Date of
   Original (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2001 7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line) X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security    (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned     (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form :     (D) Direct     (I) Indirect     (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Beneficial Ownership     (Instr. 5)
Common Stock Par Value $1.00	2,018.779 (1)	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
 
 
 

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Form 3 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED)
 
 
    (DE)     |     (ED)  3. Title and Amount of of Underlying Security
    (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or
    Exercise Price 5. Ownership
    Form
    (D) Direct
    or
    (I) Indirect
    (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect
    Beneficial Ownership
    (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses :
 
 

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
            See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. s/ Joseph R. Ramrath                                   02/08/02
_______________________________         __________________
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date Joseph R. Ramrath
 
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Form 3 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for New England Business Service, Inc. NEB

Form 3 - October 2001

Joseph R. Ramrath
500 Main Street
c/o Legal Department
Groton, MA 01471-0001
Explanation of responses:

(1)   On November 1, 2001, the reporting person mistakenly reported holding 2000 shares. On August 31, 2001 the reporting person purchased 18.779 additional shares through a dividend reinvestment program systematically established by his broker. On February 6, 2002 the reporting person noticed the dividend transactions and as a result has amended his original Form 3.

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