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Exhibit 10(j)(i)(a)

FIRST AMENDMENT
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2002
TO RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2002

        THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (the "Amendment"), dated as of September 27, 2002,
is entered into among Albany International Receivables Corporation (the
"Seller"), Albany International Corp. (the "Initial Collection Agent," and,
together with any successor thereto, the "Collection Agent"), ABN AMRO
Bank N.V., as agent for the Purchaser (the "Agent"), the committed purchasers
party thereto (the " Committed Purchasers") and Amsterdam Funding Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("Amsterdam");

WITNESSETH:

        WHEREAS, the Seller, Collection Agent, Agent, Committed Purchasers and
Amsterdam have heretofore executed and delivered a Receivables Sale Agreement,
dated as of September 28, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
through the date hereof, the "Sale Agreement"),

        WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Sale Agreement as
provided herein;

        NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that
the Sale Agreement shall be and is hereby amended as follows:

        Section 1.    The defined term "Liquidity Termination Date" appearing in
Schedule I to the Sale Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the date
"September 27, 2002" appearing in clause (d) thereof and inserting in its place
the date "October 25, 2002".

        Section 2.    This Amendment shall become effective on the date the
Agent has received (i) counterparts hereof executed by the Seller, Collection
Agent, each Purchaser, Amsterdam and the Agent and (ii) the acknowledgment and
consent in the form set forth below duly executed and delivered by the Parent.

        Section 3.1.    This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the different parties on separate counterparts and each such
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same Amendment.

        Section 3.2.    Except as specifically provided above, the Sale
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and
effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. The execution,
delivery, and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of
any right, power, or remedy of any Agent or any Purchaser under the Sale
Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, nor constitute a waiver or
modification of any provision of any of the other Transaction Documents. All
defined terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the same meaning
herein as in the Sale Agreement. The Seller agrees to pay on demand all costs
and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of or incurred
by the Agent and each Purchaser Agent in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment.

        Section 3.3.    This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the
law of the State of New York.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first
above written.

    ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as the Agent, as the Committed Purchaser
 
 
By:
/s/  THOMAS J. CHIATE      

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Thomas J. Chiate
Title: SVP
 
 
By:
/s/  NANCY C. BEEBE      

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Nancy C. Beebe
Title: GVP
 
 
AMSTERDAM FUNDING CORPORATION
 
 
By:
/s/  ANDREW L. STIDD      

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Andrew L. Stidd
Title: President
 
 
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, as Seller
 
 
By:
/s/  CHARLES J. SILVA, JR.      

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Charles J. Silva, Jr.
Title: Vice President and Secretary
 
 
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., as Initial Collection Agent
 
 
By:
/s/  DAVID C. MICHAELS      

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David C. Michaels
Title: Vice President, Treasury and Tax

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GUARANTOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

        The undersigned, Albany International Corp., has heretofore executed and
delivered the Limited Guaranty dated as of September 28, 2002 (the "Guaranty")
and hereby consents to the Amendment to the Sale Agreement as set forth above
and confirms that the Guaranty and all of the undersigned's obligations
thereunder remain in full force and effect. The undersigned further agrees that
the consent of the undersigned to any further amendments to the Sale Agreement
shall not be required as a result of this consent having been obtained, except
to the extent, if any, required by the Guaranty referred to above.

    ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
 
 
By:
/s/  FRANK R. SCHMELER      

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Frank R. Schmeler
Title: Chief Executive Officer

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FIRST AMENDMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 TO RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2002
WITNESSETH
GUARANTOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT