[Letterhead of MML Bay State]
May 3, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Re: MML Bay State Life Insurance Company
MML Bay State Variable Annuity Separate Account 1 -
Oppenheimer LifeTrust
File No. 33-76920
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Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company (the "Company")
and MML Bay State Variable Annuity Separate Account 1 - Oppenheimer LifeTrust
(the "Account"), we are filing a certification pursuant to paragraph (j) of
Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933. In this regard, we certify that the
form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for certain
deferred variable annuity contracts offered by the Company through the Account
otherwise required to be filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have
differed from the form of prospectus and SAI contained in post-effective
amendment number 2 to the Form N-4 registration statement for the Account
that was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 29, 1996 via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
/s/ James M. Rodolakis
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James M. Rodolakis, Attorney
