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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WEISS ZEV   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP [AM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMERICAN GREETING CORP, ONE AMERICAN ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/06/2005 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44144 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   7,739 D $ 26.6 22,966 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   1,500 D $ 26.61 21,466 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   8,600 D $ 26.62 12,866 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   2,600 D $ 26.63 10,266 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   3,000 D $ 26.64 7,266 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.65 6,266 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   1,200 D $ 26.66 5,066 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   900 D $ 26.67 4,166 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   1,700 D $ 26.68 2,466 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   300 D $ 26.71 2,166 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   1,400 D $ 26.72 766 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   200 D $ 26.75 566 D   Class A Common Stock 07/06/2005   S   566 D $ 26.88 0 D   Class B Common Stock 07/06/2005   M   33,334 A $ 20.51 92,765 D   Class B Common Stock 07/06/2005   F   25,473 D $ 26.84 67,292 D   Class B Common Stock 07/06/2005   F   3,416 D $ 26.84 63,876 D   Class A Common Stock               2,074 I by Profit Shar.401-k Class B Common Stock               7,523 I by Profit Shar.Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 10.71

07/06/2005

M

6,000

(1)

04/23/2011

Class A Common Stock

6,000

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.15

07/06/2005

M

66,666

(2)

03/03/2013

Class A Common Stock

66,666

$ 0

33,334

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.83

07/06/2005

M

8,000

(3)

12/24/2011

Class A Common Stock

8,000

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 14

07/06/2005

M

14,000

(4)

03/01/2012

Class A Common Stock

14,000

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 17.063

07/06/2005

M

9,000

(5)

03/27/2010

Class A Common Stock

9,000

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 20.51

07/06/2005

M

33,334

(6)

05/03/2014

Class B Common Stock

33,334

$ 0

66,666

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 26.34

07/06/2005

A

25,473

07/06/2005

05/03/2014

Class B Common Stock

25,473

$ 0

25,473

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEISS ZEV C/O AMERICAN GREETING CORP ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND, OH 44144	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

By: Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney For: Zev Weiss		07/08/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The option became exercisable in two equal installments on April 23, 2002 and 2003.
(2)	The option became exercisable with respect to 33,333 shares on each of March 3, 2004 and 2005, the remaining amount to become exercisable on March 3, 2006.
(3)	The option became exercisable in two equal installments on December 24, 2002 and 2003.
(4)	The option became exercisable in two equal installments on March 2, 2003 and 2004.
(5)	The option became exercisable in three equal installments on March 27, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
(6)	The option became exercisable with respect to 33,334 shares on May 3, 2005, the remaining amount to become exercisable in two equal installments on May 3, 2006 and 2007.
Remarks: The reporting person engaged in additional transactions on July 6, 2005, which are reported on a separate Form 4 filed on the date hereof.

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