Form: S-3

Registration statement for specified transactions by certain issuers

August 23, 1995

EXHIBIT 23.1

Published on August 23, 1995



EXHIBIT 23.1








INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Deluxe Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated February 10, 1995,
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Deluxe
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1994, and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 22, 1995