INSURED MUNICIPALS INCOME TRUST 213TH INSURED MULTI SERIES, 497J, 1997-03-18

INSURED MUNICIPALS INCOME TRUST 213TH INSURED MULTI SERIES
497J, 1997-03-18

Previous: BOSTON CHICKEN INC, S-3/A, 1997-03-18

Next: AMERICAN BIO MEDICA CORP, 10QSB, 1997-03-18



                             March 14, 1997
                                    
                                    
                                    
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

Attn:  Filing Desk, Stop 1-4

       Re:  Insured Municipals Income Trust, 213th Insured 
            Multi-Series
                  (File No. 333-17211)  (CIK No. 896356)


Gentlemen:
     
     In  accordance  with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of  Regulation  C
under  the  Securities  Act of 1933 (the "Securities  Act")  this  letter
serves  to  certify  that the most recent amendment to  the  registration
statement of Form S-6 for the above captioned Trust does not differ  from
that  which  would  have  been  filed pursuant  to  Rule  497(b)  of  the
Securities Act.  Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement, which was
the  most  recent  amendment  to the registration  statement,  was  filed
electronically with the Commission on March 13, 1997.
                                    
                                    
                                    Very truly yours,
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    Van Kampen American Capital
                                       Distributors, Inc.