BROWN PAPER COMPANY

May 27, 2004

To Our Valued Customers:

All major suppliers of forms bond and related products have announced a $2.00cwt. price increase.

The particulars are as follows:

MeadWestvaco

Effective with shipments on June 23, 2004 to include:

Moistrite Form Bond and Clear Spring Offset rolls

Effective with shipments on June 28, 2004 to include:

All LaserMOCR and uncoated reply card rolls

International Paper

Effective with shipments on June 15, 2004 to include:

Dataspeed Laser MOCR, Form Bond, Ledger

Multipurpose and Multipurpose Hi Bright

Form Bond Colors

All recycled grades

Effective with shipments on June 17, 2004 to include:

Tag, white, manila & colors

Printing & Divider Index, white, manila & colors

Vellum Bristol, white, manila & colors

Blue Ridge

Effective with shipments on July 1, 2004 to include:

Skyland Offset

Skyland Reply Card 7pt, 9pt.

Skyland Tablet

Blue Ridge Hi Brite

Blue Ridge Multipurpose

Domtar

Effective with shipments on June 7, 2004 to include:

Offset

Opaque

Forms Bond, white and colors

Index, Tag, and Bristol

If you have any questions please contact your territory sales representative.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Susan L. Thompson, Manager

Sales Administration