Rule 497(j)
Registration No. 33-40723
GLICKENHAUS & CO.
6 East 43rd Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(212) 953-7532
December 8, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust, Guaranteed
Series 77
File No. 33-40723
Gentlemen:
As Sponsors of the above-referenced Trust, we are writing this letter
to certify that:
(1) the form of Prospectus that would have been filed under Rule
497(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, does not differ from that contained in the
most recent Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-6
(the "Registration Statement"), and
(2) the text of the most recent Registration Statement was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 1997
and became effective November 28, 1997 pursuant to Rule 485(b).
Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust,
Guaranteed Series 77
GLICKENHAUS & CO.
LEBENTHAL & CO. INC.
By: _____________________________
Michael J. Lynch
as agent for the Sponsors
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