POWER OF ATTORNEY
Published on March 26, 2002
EXHIBIT 24.1 
 POWER OF ATTORNEY 
 Each of the undersigned directors and officers of DELUXE CORPORATION,
a Minnesota corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence J. Mosner, Douglas J. Treff and Katherine L. Miller his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, to sign the Companys
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and any and all amendments to such report, and to file the same and any such amendment, with any exhibits, and any other documents required in connection with such filing, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 
 |   Signature   | 
  Date   |  |
|   /s/    LAWRENCE J. MOSNER           Lawrence J. Mosner,  Director and Principal Executive
Officer   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    DOUGLAS J. TREFF          Douglas J. Treff,  Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    RONALD E. EILERS  Ronald E. Eilers,  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    BARBARA B. GROGAN      Barbara B. Grogan,  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    STEPHEN P. NACHTSHEIM           Stephen P. Nachtsheim,  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    CALVIN W. AURAND, JR.
          Calvin W. Aurand, Jr.,  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  
|   /s/    DONALD R. HOLLIS           
Donald R. Hollis,  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    ROBERT C.
SALIPANTE            Robert C. Salipante,  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    DANIEL D. GRANGER          Daniel D. Granger,  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    CHERYL E. MAYBERRY           Cheryl E. Mayberry, McKissack  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    CHARLES A.
HAGGERTY            Charles A. Haggerty,  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  |
|   /s/    MARTYN R. REDGRAVE          Martyn R. Redgrave,  Director   | 
  3/15/02   |  
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