Rule 497(j)
Registration No. 33-64251
GLICKENHAUS & CO.
6 East 43rd Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(212) 953-7532
December 6, 1996
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust, Guaranteed
Series 123
File No. 33-64251
Gentlemen:
As Sponsors of the above-referenced Trust, we are writing
this letter to certify that:
(1) the form of Prospectus that would have been filed
under Rule 497(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, does not differ
from that contained in the most recent Post-Effective Amendment to
the Registration Statement on Form S-6 (the "Registration
Statement"), and
(2) the text of the most recent Registration Statement was
filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 26, 1996 and became effective November 29, 1996 pursuant to
Rule 485(b).
Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust,
Guaranteed Series 123
GLICKENHAUS & CO.
LEBENTHAL & CO. INC.
By:
Brian Laux
as agent for the Sponsors
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