Putnam Investments 

One Post Office Square 

Boston, MA 02109 

December 2, 2009 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE:	The George Putnam Fund of Boston (Reg. Nos. (2-10816) (811-00058) (the “Fund”) Post-Effective
	Amendment No.100 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No.100 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on November 30, 2009.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Annemarie Duffy at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-4824.

	Very truly yours,
	The George Putnam Fund of Boston
By:	/s/ Charles E. Porter
	Charles E. Porter
	Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer,
	Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison

cc: Ropes & Gray, LLP