THE HENLOPEN FUND CERTIFICATION
The Henlopen Fund
400 West Ninth Street
Suite 100
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
November 4, 1996
VIA EDGAR SYSTEM
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549
Re: The Henlopen Fund
File Nos. 33-52154 and 811-07168
Rule 497(j) Certification
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned officer of The Henlopen Fund (the "Fund") does
hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended:
1. that the form of prospectus that would have been filed
under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, would not have differed from that contained in Post-
Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form N-1A Registration Statement filed by the
Fund on October 30, 1996, which is the most recent amendment to such
registration statement; and
2. that the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission by direct transmittal through
the EDGAR system on October 30, 1996.
Very truly yours,
THE HENLOPEN FUND
By: /s/ Michael L. Hershey
Michael L. Hershey
