EXHIBIT 32.02

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nashua Corporation
(the "Company") for the period ended December 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned, John L. Patenaude, Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
that:

            (1)   the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
      13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

            (2)   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
      all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
      of the Company.



                                                /s/ John L. Patenaude
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Dated: March 18, 2005                           John L. Patenaude
       -------------                            Vice President-Finance and
                                                Chief Financial Officer