EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
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SUBSIDIARIES OF AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC.

The subsidiaries of the Company as of February 26, 1999 are set forth
below:

NAME STATE OF INCORPORATION
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(wholly-owned subsidiaries)
ABP Investment Company, Inc. Delaware
BookCrafters USA, Inc. Michigan
Curtis 1000 Inc. Georgia
Discount Labels, Inc. Indiana
International Envelope Company Delaware
Jen-Coat, Inc. Massachusetts
Vanier Graphics Corporation California

ABP IPC Partnership (a Texas general partnership; majority-owned by ABP
Investment Company, Inc.)

Curtis 1000 IPC, Inc. (wholly-owned by Curtis 1000 Inc.) Delaware
Discount Labels IPC, Inc. (wholly-owned by Discount Labels, Inc.) Delaware
International Envelope IPC, Inc. (wholly-owned by International Envelope Company) Delaware
Jen-Coat IPC, Inc. (wholly-owned by Jen-Coat, Inc.) Delaware

The results of operations of all subsidiaries described above are
included in the Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-I and
incorporated herein by reference.