Exhibit 32


                           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 New England Business
Service, Inc. (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended June 28, 2003, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
we, Robert J. Murray, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and
Daniel M. Junius, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Trasurer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

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


Dated: September 5, 2003


/s/ Robert J. Murray
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Robert J. Murray
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


/s/ Daniel M. Junius
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Daniel M. Junius
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer