# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000728352
**File Stem:** 0001137439-23-000500
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 3298
**Document Hash:** dafecde78976c1be74a9572b1d1ae2fa
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001137439-23-000500.hdr.sgml**: 20230330

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001137439-23-000500

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEL AM

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230330

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230330

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230330

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** DELAWARE GROUP TAX FREE FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000728352
- **IRS NUMBER:** 232448684
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0831

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEL AM
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-270419
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23780101

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 INDEPENDENCE
- **STREET 2:** 610 MARKET STREET
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19106-2354
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 18005231918

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 INDEPENDENCE
- **STREET 2:** 610 MARKET STREET
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19106-2354

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DELAWARE GROUP TAX FREE FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DMC TAX FREE INCOME USA INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19890904

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DMC TAX FREE BOND FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19831122

Delaware Group<sup>®</sup> Tax-Free Fund

100 Independence, 610 Market Street<br> Philadelphia, PA 19106-2354

March 30, 2023

#### VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

Filing Desk

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Attention: Jaea Hahn and Jeff Long

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| **RE:** | **Registration Statement on Form N-14**<br> **<u>File No. 333-270419</u>**  |

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Dear Ms. Hahn and Mr. Long:

Pursuant to Rule 473 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the Registrant is hereby filing a delaying amendment with respect to its Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-270419) relating to the proposed reorganization of Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund, a series of Ivy Funds, into Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, a series of Delaware Group Tax-Free Fund (the "Registrant"). The Registration Statement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 9, 2023 (Accession No. 0001137439-23-000460) pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act.

The Registrant hereby amends the Registration Statement to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that the Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and Rule 478 thereunder, this delaying amendment has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of Philadelphia and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 30<sup>th</sup> day of March, 2023.

Please direct questions or comments relating to this filing to Taylor Brody at (215) 564-8071, or in her absence, to Jonathan M. Kopcsik at (215) 564-8099.

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| Very truly yours, |
| <u>/s/ Emilia P. Wang</u> |
| Emilia P. Wang |
| Senior Vice President |

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