File No. 2-81397
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 13
TO
FORM S-6
For Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities
of Unit Investment Trusts Registered on Form N-8B-2
THE FIRST TRUST OF INSURED MUNICIPAL BONDS -
NEW YORK, SERIES 6
(Exact Name of Trust)
NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
(Exact Name of Depositor)
1001 Warrenville Road
Lisle, Illinois 60532
(Complete address of Depositor's principal executive offices)
NIKE SECURITIES L.P. CHAPMAN AND CUTLER
Attn: James A. Bowen Attn: Eric F. Fess
1001 Warrenville Road 111 West Monroe Street
Lisle, Illinois 60532 Chicago, Illinois 60603
(Name and complete address of agents for service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check
appropriate box)
: : immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
: x : November 29, 1996
: : 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)
: : on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of rule (485 or 486)
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, the issuer has registered an indefinite amount of
securities. A 24f-2 Notice for the offering was last filed on
September 13, 1996.
CONTENTS OF POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Post-Effective Amendment of Registration Statement comprises
the following papers and documents:
The facing sheet
The prospectus
The signatures
The Consent of Independent Auditors
Financial Data Schedule
THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT
The purpose of this amendment is to terminate the
declaration made pursuant to Rule 24f-2 promulgated under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because Units of The
first Trust Combined Series 59 are no longer being offered for
sale in the secondary market. A final Rule 24f-2 Notice with
respect to such series has been filed concurrently with this
filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant, The First Trust of Insured Municipal Bonds - New
York, Series 6, certifies that it meets all of the requirements
for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment of its Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized
in the Village of Lisle and State of Illinois on November 29,
1996.
THE FIRST TRUST OF INSURED MUNICIPAL
BONDS - NEW YORK, SERIES 6
(Registrant)
By NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
(Depositor)
By Robert M. Porcellino
Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Post-Effective Amendment of Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following person in the capacity and on the
date indicated:
Signature Title* Date
Robert D. Van Kampen Sole Director of )
Nike Securities )
Corporation, ) November 29, 1996
the General Partner )
of Nike Securities L.P. )
)
) Robert M. Porcellino
) Attorney-in-Fact**
*The title of the person named herein represents his capacity in
and relationship to Nike Securities L.P., Depositor.
**An executed copy of the related power of attorney was filed wi
th the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
the Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 of The First Trust Special
Situations Trust, Series 18 (File No. 33-42683) and the same
is hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" and to the use of our report dated October 31, 1996 in
this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement and
related Prospectus of The First Trust Insured Municipal Bonds
dated November 26, 1995.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
November 25, 1996
