SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 17)
AMERICAN FILTRONA CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
026042101
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement:
1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
Nos. of Above Persons
R. H. Bunzl ###-##-####
2) Check the appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a)
(b)
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S.
Number of (5) Sole Voting Power 251,389
Shares Bene-
ficially (6) Shared Voting Power 80,418
Owned by
Each Repor- (7) Sole Dispositive Power 251,389
ting Person
With (8) Shared Dispositive Power 80,418
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
331,807
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 8.88%
12) Type of Reporting Person IN
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
AMERICAN FILTRONA CORPORATION
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
3951 Westerre Parkway, Suite 300, Richmond,
Virginia 23233
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
R. H. Bunzl
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
residence:
5540 Falmouth Street, Suite 305, Richmond,
Virginia 23230
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
U.S.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
026042101
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to rule 13d-
1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing
is a:
Not applicable.
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 331,807*
(b) Percent of Class: 8.88%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the
vote - 251,389
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote - 80,418*
(iii) sole power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of - 251,389
(iv) shared power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of - 80,418*
__________________
* The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an
admission that R. H. Bunzl is, for the purposes of Section 13(d)
or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial
owner of any of the 80,418 shares described in Item 4(c)(ii) and
(iv). See Item 6 below.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not applicable.
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
Of the 80,418 shares described in Item 4(c)(ii)
and (iv) above, an aggregate of 80,000 shares are
held in two trusts for the benefit of Esther M.
Bunzl (R. H. Bunzl's wife) and others, the voting
and investment power of which is shared by Sovran
Bank, N.A., as trustee, and Esther M. Bunzl and
Bennett L. Kight, as trust committee members; and
the remainder of which are held by Esther M.
Bunzl.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
Not applicable.
Item 9 Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group:
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification:
Not applicable.
Signature:
After reasonable inquiry to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
February 9, 1996
DATE
SIGNATURE
/s/ R. H. Bunzl
R. H. Bunzl
NAME/TITLE
