Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STANDISH J SPENCER
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ [AIN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chairman Emeritus
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., P.O. BOX 1907		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/28/2009
(Street)

ALBANY, NY 12201-1907		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock (1)               (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 151,318   151,318 I Held by Standish Delta Trust. (2)
Class B Common Stock (1) 08/28/2009   P   104     (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 868,013 $ 16.96 868,117 I Held by J. S. Standish Co. (3)
Class B Common Stock (1)               (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 1,345,565   1,345,565 I Held by trust u/w Florence Standish. (4)
Class B Common Stock (1)               (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 108,729   108,729 I Held by trust u/w J. C. Standish. (5)
Class B Common Stock (1)               (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 120,000   120,000 I Held by Christine L. Standish Delta Trust. (6)
Class B Common Stock (1)               (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 120,000   120,000 I Held by John C. Standish Delta Trust. (7)
Class B Common Stock (1)               (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 10,700   10,700 I Held by Christine L. Standish Gift Trust. (8)
Class B Common Stock (1)               (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 10,700   10,700 I Held by John C. Standish Gift Trust. (9)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STANDISH J SPENCER
C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
P.O. BOX 1907
ALBANY, NY 12201-1907		       Chairman Emeritus

Signatures

 J. Spencer Standish   09/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Convertible, on a share-for-share basis, into Class A Common Stock.
(2) Held by Standish Delta Trust. Undersigned has neither voting nor investment power and disclaims beneficial ownership.
(3) Held by J. S. Standish Co. Undersigned is President and a director, and has the power to elect and remove all of the directors, of J. S. Standish Co.
(4) Held by trust u/w Florence Standish. Undersigned has voting and investment power.
(5) Held by trust u/w J. C. Standish. Undersigned has voting and investment power.
(6) Held by Christine L. Standish Delta Trust. Undersigned has sole voting and investment power, and disclaims beneficial ownership, with respect to such shares.
(7) Held by John C. Standish Delta Trust. Undersigned has sole voting and investment power, and disclaims beneficial ownership, with respect to such shares.
(8) Held by Christine L. Standish Gift Trust. Undersigned has sole voting and investment power, and disclaims beneficial ownership, with respect to such shares.
(9) Held by the John C. Standish Gift Trust. Undersigned has sole voting and investment power, and disclaims beneficial ownership, with respect to such shares.

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