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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * STANDISH CHRISTINE L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ [AIN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., P.O. BOX 1907 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/11/2005 (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 Class A Common Stock               4,006 D   Class A Common Stock               294 I by ESOP Class A Common Stock               160 I By spouse's ESOP (1) Class A Common Stock (2) 11/11/2005   M   61 A (2) 61 (2) D (2)   Class A Common Stock (2) 11/11/2005   D   61 D $ 38.1 0 D (2)

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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	(3)							(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	1,704		1,704	D
Class B Common Stock	(3)							(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	120,000		120,000	I	Held by Christine L. Standish Delta Trust. (4)
Class B Common Stock	(3)							(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	10,700		10,700	I	Held by Christine L. Standish Gift Trust. (5)
Class B Common Stock	(3)							(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	151,318		151,318	I	Held by Standish Delta Trust. (6)
Restricted Stock Units (7)	(7)	11/11/2005		M			61	(7)(8)	(7)(8)	Class A Common Stock	303 (9)	(7)	242 (9)	I	Granted to Christopher Wilk, husband of reporting person. (7)
Restricted Stock Units (7)	(7)	11/11/2005		A		500		(7)(10)	(7)(10)	Class A Common Stock	500	(7)	500	I	Granted to Christopher Wilk, husband of reporting person. (7)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STANDISH CHRISTINE L C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. P.O. BOX 1907 ALBANY, NY 12201-1907	X

Signatures

Kathleen M. Tyrrell, Attorney-in-Fact		11/14/2005
**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)	Owned by Christopher Wilk, husband of reporting person. Ms. Standish disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(2)	Deemed acquisition and disposition to the issuer of shares of stock underlying Restricted Stock Units granted to Christopher Wilk, husband of reporting person. No shares were actually issued or disposed.
(3)	Convertible, on a share-for-share basis, into shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
(4)	Held by the Christine L. Standish Delta Trust. Ms. Standish disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(5)	Held by the Christine L. Standish Gift Trust. Ms. Standish disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(6)	Held by Standish Delta Trust, a trust of which Ms. Standish is a beneficiary and as to which she shares voting and investment power.
(7)	Restricted Stock Units granted to Christopher Wilk, husband of reporting person, pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2003 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the "Restricted Stock Unit Plan"). Each Restricted Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting or, in the event that the holder elects to defer payment, at such later time elected in accordance with the Restricted Stock Unit Plan. Ms. Standish disclaims beneficial ownership of such stock units.
(8)	60 Restriced Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on each November 11, beginning November 11, 2005.
(9)	Includes dividend units accrued on Restricted Stock Units on July 8, 2005 and October 7, 2005.
(10)	100 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on each November 11, beginning November 11, 2006.

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