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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): AUGUST 4, 2006


                             CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                   Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation


               333-133253                            84-1696500
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            (Commission File                        (IRS Employer
                 Number)                         Identification No.)


                10931 LAUREATE DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78249
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              (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 210-697-8888
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             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                NOT APPLICABLE
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


            On August 4, 2006, Clarke American Corp. (the "Company")  reported
its second  quarter and six months ended June 30, 2006 results.  The Company's
second  quarter and six months  ended June 30, 2006  results are  discussed in
detail in the press release, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.



ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (d)   Exhibits.

            EXHIBIT
            NUMBER      DESCRIPTION
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              99.1      Press release issued by the Company on August 4, 2006
                        furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report
                        on Form 8-K.




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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                   CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.



                                   By: /s/ Peter A. Fera, Jr.
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                                       Name:    Peter A. Fera, Jr.
                                       Title:   Senior Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer


Date: August 4, 2006




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                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT NUMBER       DESCRIPTION
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     99.1            Press release issued by the Company on August 4, 2006
                     furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report
                     on Form 8-K.








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