KEYSTONE STATE TAX FREE FUND SERIES II
24F-2NT, 1997-05-28
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 24F-2
                        Annual Notice of Securities Sold
                             Pursuant to Rule 24f-2


1.       Name and address of issuer:   Keystone State Tax Free Fund - Series II
                                       200 Berkeley Street
                                       Boston, MA  02116


2.       Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
                  Keystone California Tax Free Fund
                  Keystone Missouri Tax Free Fund
                    Shares of beneficial interest, no par value
                    Class A, B and C shares

3.       Investment Company Act File Number: 811-8254

         Securities Act File Number: 33-73730

4.       Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:

                  March 31, 1997

5.       Check box if this  notice is being  filed  more than 180 days after the
         close of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting  securities
         sold after the close of the fiscal year, but before  termination of the
         issuer's 24f-2 declaration:

                  Not applicable

6.       Date of termination of issuer's declaration under Rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
         applicable:

                  Not applicable

7.       Number and amount of  securities  of the same class or series which had
         been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to
         Rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal  year,  but which  remained  unsold at the
         beginning of the fiscal year:

                  0
             $    0


8.       Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
         than pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                 243,829
             $ 2,362,703      

9.       Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
         year:

                 351,574
             $ 3,372,307


10.      Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
         year in reliance upon registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                 107,745
             $ 1,009,604

11:      Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
         year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable:

                  38,134
             $   367,839

12.      Calculation of registration fee:

          (i)      Aggregate sale price of
                   securities sold during
                   the fiscal year in reliance
                   on Rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):           $  1,009,604
                                                           ------------

         (ii)      Aggregate price of shares
                   issued in connection with
                   dividend reinvestment plans
                   (from Item 11, if applicable):          +    367,839
                                                           ------------

       (iii)       Aggregate price of shares
                   redeemed or repurchased
                   during the fiscal year (if
                   applicable):                           -$  5,328,632
                                                          -------------

         (iv)      Aggregate   price  of  shares
                   redeemed  or  repurchased  and
                   previously  applied as a reduction
                   to filing fees pursuant to Rule 24e-2
                   (if applicable):                       +           0
                                                          -------------

         (v)       Net aggregate  price of securities
                   sold and issued during the fiscal
                   year in  reliance  on Rule 24f-2
                   [line (i),  plus line (ii), less
                   line (iii), plus line (iv)]
                   (if applicable):                      $            0
                                                          -------------

         (vi)      Multiplier prescribed by
                   Section 6(b) of the Securities
                   Act of 1933 or other applicable
                   law or regulation                     x      1/3300
                                                         -------------

         (vii)     Fee due [line (i) or line
                   (v) multiplied by line (vi)]          $           0
                                                         -------------


13.      Check  box if fees  are  being  remitted  to the  Commission's  lockbox
         depository  as  described  in Section 3a of the  Commission's  Rules of
         Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).

                           Not applicable

         Date of mailing or wire  transfer  of filing  fees to the  Commission's
         lockbox depository:

                           Not applicable


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                                   SIGNATURES


         This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
         Keystone State Tax Free Fund - Series II and in the capacities and on
         the dates indicated.



         By (Signature and Title):           /s/ John J. Pileggi
                                             ---------------------
                                             President



         Date: May 28, 1997



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                                                 May 28, 1997



Keystone State Tax Free Fund - Series II
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts  02116-5034

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     I am a Senior Counsel to Keystone Investment Management Company, investment
adviser  to  Keystone  State Tax Free Fund - Series II (the  "Trust").  You have
asked for my opinion with respect to the issuance of 107,745  additional  shares
of  the  Trust,  under  the  Trust's  Declaration  of  Trust,  as  amended  (the
"Declaration of Trust"),and  pursuant to the Trust's indefinite  registration of
such shares  under Rule 24f-2  under the 1940 Act.  The Trust is filing its Form
24f-2 to which this  opinion is  appended  to make the  issuance  of such shares
definite in number for its fiscal year ended March 31, 1997.

     To my knowledge,  a Prospectus is on file with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission as part of Post-Effective  Amendment No. 5 to the Fund's Registration
Statement  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  covering the public
offering and sale of the Trust's  shares for the period during which such shares
were issued.

         In my opinion,  such shares,  if issued and sold in accordance with the
Declaration  of  Trust,  By-Laws,  as  amended  (the  "Bylaws"),   and  offering
Prospectus,  were legally issued,  fully paid, and  nonassessable  by the Trust,
entitling the holders thereof to the rights set forth in the  Declaration  Trust
and By-Laws and subject to the limitations stated therein.

     My opinion is based upon my  examination  of the  Declaration  of Trust;  a
review of the minutes of the Trust's Board of Trustees,  signed by the Secretary
of the Trust,  authorizing  the  registration  of shares  pursuant to Rule 24f-2
under the 1940 Act and the issuance of such additional  shares;  and the Trust's
Prospectus.  In my examination of such documents, I have assumed the genuineness
of all signatures and the conformity of copies to originals.

     I hereby  consent to the use of this  opinion in connect  with the  Trust's
Form 24f-2 making definite the number of such additional shares issued.


                                                 Sincerely yours,

                                                 /s/ Rosemary D. Van Antwerp

                                                 Rosemary D. Van Antwerp
                                                 Senior Counsel



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