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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 * MCCARTHY WILLIAM M   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., P.O. BOX 1907 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/05/2007 (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               2,525 I by ESOP Class A Common Stock 09/05/2007   M   3,333 A $ 15.6875 8,126 D   Class A Common Stock 09/05/2007   S   3,333 D $ 38.53 4,793 D

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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
Employee Stock Option (1)	$ 22.25							(2)	05/18/2015	Class A Common	2,500		2,500	D
Employee Stock Option (1)	$ 22.25							(2)	05/14/2016	Class A Common	5,000		7,500	D
Employee Stock Option (1)	$ 19.375							(2)	11/04/2018	Class A Common	15,000		22,500	D
Employee Stock Option (3)	$ 15.6875	09/05/2007		M			3,333	(2)	11/09/2019	Class A Common	5,001	(3)	24,168	D
Employee Stock Option (3)	$ 20.45							(2)	11/06/2021	Class A Common	20,000		44,168	D
Employee Stock Option (3)	$ 20.63							11/07/2003(4)	11/07/2022	Class A Common	20,000		64,168	D
Restricted Stock Units (5)	(5)							11/13/2004(5)(6)	(5)(6)	Class A Common Stock	3,117		3,117	D
Restricted Stock Units (5)	(5)							11/11/2005(5)(7)	(5)(7)	Class A Common Stock	4,630		4,630	D
Restricted Stock Units (8)	(8)							(8)(9)	(8)(9)	Class A Common Stock	4,819		4,819	D
Restricted Stock Units (10)	(10)							(10)(11)	(10)(11)	Class A Common Stock	2,761		2,761	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCCARTHY WILLIAM M C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. P.O. BOX 1907 ALBANY, NY 12201-1907			Executive Vice President

Signatures

Kathleen M. Tyrrell, Attorney-in-Fact		09/06/2007
**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)	Options granted pursuant to Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of Company.
(2)	Fully exercisable.
(3)	Options granted pursuant to Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of Company.
(4)	Become exercisable as to 4,000 shares on each November 7, beginning November 7, 2003.
(5)	Restricted Stock Units granted 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.
(6)	1,500 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on each November 13, beginning November 13, 2004.
(7)	1,500 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on each November 11, beginning November 11, 2005.
(8)	Restricted Stock Units granted in February 2006 pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2005 Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). Each Restricted Stock Unit award entitles the holder to receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock, the cash equivalent of such shares, or a combination of cash and shares, in each case in accordance with a settlement schedule.
(9)	The reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2008, half in cash, half in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
(10)	Restricted Stock Units granted on February 16, 2007 pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2005 Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). Each Restricted Stock Unit award entitles the holder to receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock, the cash equivalent of such shares, or a combination of cash and shares, in each case in accordance with a settlement schedule.
(11)	Two-thirds of the reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2008, and the remaining reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2009. Each of the 2008 and 2009 payments will be half in cash, half in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

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