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Philadelphia, PA 19103
Delaware Group of Funds
DELAWARE
GROUP
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1933 Act Rule 497(j)
File No. 2-10765
1940 Act File No. 811-249
January 2, 1997
Filed via EDGAR (CIK #0000027801)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: File No. 2-10765
DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS I, INC.
(FORMERLY DELAWARE GROUP DELAWARE FUND, INC.)-
DELAWARE FUND AND DEVON FUND
Dear Commission:
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j), under the
Securities Act of 1933, this is to certify that the form of
Prospectus for the Institutional Class shares of Delaware Fund
and Devon Fund that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of
Rule 497 do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 104, the most recent post-effective amendment of
Delaware Group Equity Funds I, Inc. Post-Effective Amendment No.
104 was filed electronically with the Commission on December 24,
1996 under paragraph (b) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of
1933.
Very truly yours,
/s/ David P. O'Connor
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David P. O'Connor
Assistant Vice President/
Assistant Secretary
