Exhibit 32.1
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             CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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              CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
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                        AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
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                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.
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     In  connection  with the Annual  report of Dixon  Ticonderoga  Company (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the period ended  September 30, 2003, as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
Gino N. Pala,  Chairman of Board and Co-Chief  Executive Officer of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

       (1)  the Report fully complies with the  requirements of section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

       (2)  the  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

     A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has
been  provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and  furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Date:  December 29, 2003        By:    /s/ GINO N. PALA
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                                       Gino N. Pala
                                       Chairman of Board, Co-Chief Executive
                                       Officer and Director



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                                                                    Exhibit 32.2
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            VICE CHAIRMAN OF BOARD AND CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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              CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
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                        AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
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                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.
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     In  connection  with the Annual  report of Dixon  Ticonderoga  Company (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the period ended  September 30, 2003, as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
Richard F. Joyce,  Vice Chairman of Board and Co-Chief  Executive Officer of the
Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

       (1)  the Report fully complies with the  requirements of section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

       (2)  the  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

     A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has
been  provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and  furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Date:  December 29, 2003        By:  /s/ RICHARD F. JOYCE
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                                     Richard F. Joyce
                                     Vice Chairman of Board, Co-Chief
                                     Executive Officer, President and Director



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                                                                    Exhibit 32.3
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       EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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              CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
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                        AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
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                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.
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     In  connection  with the Annual  report of Dixon  Ticonderoga  Company (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the period ended  September 30, 2003, as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
Richard A. Asta, Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

       (1)  the Report fully complies with the  requirements of section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

       (2)  the  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

     A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has
been  provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and  furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Date:  December 29, 2003        By:  /s/ RICHARD A. ASTA
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                                     Richard A. Asta
                                     Executive Vice President of Finance,
                                     Chief Financial Officer and Director