AVESTA TRUST, 497, 1996-05-22

AVESTA TRUST
497, 1996-05-22

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              [LETTERHEAD FOR TEXAS COMMERCE BANK APPEARS HERE]



May 20, 1996



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:  AVESTA Trust
     33-9421; 811-5526


Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, and in lieu of the 
filing required pursuant to paragraph (c) of the Rule, the undersigned hereby 
certifies on behalf of the above referenced Trust, as follows:

1.  The form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would 
    have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from
    that contained in the most recent amendment to the Trust's registration
    statement filed on April 29, 1996; and

2.  The text of the most recent amendment to the Trust's registration statement 
    was filed electronically on April 29, 1996.

Very truly yours,



/s/MARGUERITE WILLIAMS
   Marguerite Williams

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