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March 10, 1994



Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention:  Ms. Patsy Mengiste
            Document Control - EDGAR

RE:         IDS Certificate Company (IDSC)
            IDS Installment Certificate
            Post-Effective Amendment No. 34
            File No. 2-76193

Dear Ms. Mengiste:

Pursuant to Rule 477(a), Registrant hereby requests that the filing
transmitted on January 26, 1994, and described on its cover as
Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 (File No. 2-76193) be withdrawn.

This filing was inadvertently filed under IDS Certificate Company -
IDS Installment Certificate EDGAR filing number 2-76193 versus the
correct Series D-1 Investment Certificate EDGAR file number 
2-55252.  There were portions of Part II that were also missing in
the filing.  Therefore, Registrant respectfully requests to
withdraw Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 and intends to immediately
file Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 under the appropriate
registration which is IDS Series D-1 Investment Certificate (file
no. 2-55252).  The Certificate Company Board of Directors elected a
new chairman and president after Amendment No. 34 was filed on
January 26, 1994.  These changes are reflected on the signature
pages for the new Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.  New Powers of
Attorney also are included.

Please note that Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 (File No. 2-76193)
for IDS Installment Certificate remains pending.

Please accept our apology for any confusion we may have caused.  If
you have any further questions regarding the filing, please contact
me at (612) 671-2221 or Kristi Moen at (612) 671-3453.


Sincerely 



Bruce A. Kohn
Vice President  and General Counsel

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