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August 29, 1997
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: SAFECO Common Stock Trust ("Registrant")
1933 Act File No. 33-36700
1940 Act File No. 811-6167
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 of Regulation C, under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, in lieu of filing under paragraph (c) of Rule 497, I
certify that (i) the form of No-Load Class Shares Prospectus dated April 30,
1997, as supplemented August 26, 1997; (ii) the form of No-Load Class Statement
of Additional Information dated April 30, 1997, as supplemented August 26, 1997;
(iii) the form of Advisor Class A and Advisor Class B Shares Prospectus, dated
April 30, 1997, as supplemented August 26, 1997, and (iv) the form of Advisor
Class A and Advisor Class B Statement of Additional Information dated April 30,
1997, as supplemented August 26, 1997 for the above-captioned registrant that
would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 each does not differ from
each respective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained in
the most recent amendment to the registration statement, and further, that the
text of the most recent registration statement was filed electronically on
August 27, 1997.
Sincerely,
/s/ Mark A. Chapleau
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Mark A. Chapleau
Counsel
