First Investors Management Company, Inc.
95 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
212-858-8144
May 5, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc.
File No. 2-66294 and 811-2981
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Dear Sirs:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), Registrant hereby certifies:
(1) The form of Statement of Additional Information that would have been
filed under Rule 497(c) of the Act would not have differed from that contained
in Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant's Registration Statement, the
most recent Post-Effective Amendment filed with the Commission; and
(2) The text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 was filed electronically
with the Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Tammie Lee
Tammie Lee
Assistant Counsel
