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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0101</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>
   <periodOfReport>2003-05-29</periodOfReport>
   <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-05-29</dateOfOriginalSubmission>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000920321</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MAIL WELL INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MWL</issuerTradingSymbol>
   </issuer>
   <reportingOwner>
      <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001225129</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>REYNOLDS ALISTER</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
         <isDirector>1</isDirector>
         <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
         <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
         <isOther>0</isOther>
       </reportingOwnerRelationship>
   </reportingOwner>
   <nonDerivativeSecurity>
      <securityTitle>
         <value>Common Stock</value>
      </securityTitle>
      <transactionDate>
         <value>2003-05-29</value>
      </transactionDate>
      <deemedExecutionDate>
         <value>2003-05-29</value>
      </deemedExecutionDate>
      <transactionCoding>
         <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
         <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
         <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
      </transactionCoding>
      <transactionAmounts>
         <transactionShares>
           <value>10000</value>
         </transactionShares>
         <transactionValue>
           <value>2.72</value>
         </transactionValue>
         <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
           <value>A</value>
         </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
      </transactionAmounts>
     <postTransactionAmounts>
         <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
           <value>67497</value>
            <footnoteId id="F1"/>
         </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
      </postTransactionAmounts>
      <ownershipNature>
         <directOrIndirectOwnership>
            <value>D</value>
         </directOrIndirectOwnership>
      </ownershipNature>
   </nonDerivativeSecurity>
   <footnotes>
<footnote id="F1"> Erroneously reported an open market purchase of 10,000 when the purchase was for 20,000 shares. The beneficial ownership reported at the end of that purchase (67,497) was correct.</footnote>
   </footnotes>
   <ownerSignature>
      <signatureName>/s/ Alister W. Reynolds</signatureName>
      <signatureDate>2003-06-02</signatureDate>
   </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

