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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549
                                           
                                           
                                     FORM 10-Q/A
                                   AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                           
                                           
                   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                        OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                           
                                           
For the Quarterly Period Ended: June 30, 1996  Commission File Number:  1-13868
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                                  CROWN VANTAGE INC.
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                (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                           

                      Virginia                                  54-1752384
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             (State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
             incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)


               300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA                        94612-3592
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               (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


                       (510) 874-3400
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               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                    Not Applicable
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                (Former name, former address, and former fiscal year,
                            if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                                  Yes     X        No
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Number of shares of no par value common stock outstanding as of the close of
business on August 13, 1996:
                                   9,093,135 Shares
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PART II  --  OTHER INFORMATION
                                           

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS
TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Crown Vantage Inc. was held on May 7,
1996.  There were 9,080,707 shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the
meeting and a total of 7,676,113 shares (84.53%) were represented at the
meeting.  The results of voting on the election of directors and three proposals
were as follows:
                                           
1.  Election of Directors.  Seven nominees were elected as continuing directors.

                                                       Withhold
Nominee                          For                    Authority
-------------------           ---------                ----------
William V. Daniel             7,636,244                  39,869

George B. James               7,643,495                  32,618

Ernest S. Leopold             7,642,054                  34,059

Joseph T. Piemont             7,639,887                  36,226

E. Lee Showalter              7,639,932                  36,181

James S. Watkinson            7,637,933                  38,180

Donna L. Weaver               7,644,177                  31,936
                                           
There were no votes against, abstentions or broker non-votes with respect to the
election of the nominees listed above.
                                           
                                           
2.  Proposal to amend the company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the
number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
                                                          Broker
For 6,622,882    Against   1,009,044   Abstain   21,322   Non-Vote   22,865
                                           
                                           
3.  Proposal to amend the company's Articles of Incorporation to reduce the
shareholder vote required for certain amendments to the Articles of
Incorporation.
                                                          Broker
For 6,178,899    Against   185,138     Abstain   36,253   Non-Vote   1,275,823


4.  Proposal to amend the company's 1995 Incentive Stock Plan to increase the
number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan.
                                                          Broker
For 6,168,922    Against   308,188     Abstain   27,441   Non-Vote   1,171,562


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ITEM 6 -- EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
                                           
                                           
(a) EXHIBITS
                                           
    Ex. 3*         Articles of Incorporation dated March 27, 1995 and
                   amendments thereto dated June 7, 1995, August 14, 1995 and
                   August 15, 1995.
    Ex. 3(i)**     Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated
                   July 31, 1996.
    Ex. 3(iii)     Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation dated
                   May 13, 1996.
                                           
                                           
*   Incorporated by reference from exhibits to Crown Vantage Inc. Registration
    Statement No. 33-95736 on Form S-1.
                                       
**  Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Crown Vantage Inc. Form 10-Q for
    the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996.
                                           
                                           
SIGNATURES
                                           
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this amendment to report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
                                           
CROWN VANTAGE INC.
(Registrant)
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
/s/ R. Neil Stuart
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R. Neil Stuart
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
                                           
                                           
April 9, 1997


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EXHIBIT INDEX
                                           


EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
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Ex.  3   *    Articles of Incorporation dated March 27, 1995 and amendments
              thereto dated June 7, 1995, August 14, 1995 and August 15, 1995.

Ex.  3(i)**   Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated July 31,
              1996.

Ex.  3(iii)   Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation dated May
              13, 1996.


*   Incorporated by reference from exhibits to Crown Vantage Inc. Registration
    Statement No. 33-95736 on Form S-1.
**  Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Crown Vantage Inc. Form 10-Q for
    the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996.


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