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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:         Seligman Municipal Fund Series, Inc.
                                            100 Park Avenue
                                            New York, NY 10017


2.      Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:

       See Attachment I


3.      Investment Company Act File Number:                            811-3828

        Securities Act File Number:                                     2-86008


4.      Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:         9/30/96


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:
                                                                       [    ]


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


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


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

        SHARES      SALE PRICE
    14,321,293     113,611,287



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Securities and Exchange Commission                            November 26, 1996
Division of Investment Management
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:

        SHARES      SALE PRICE
    14,321,293     113,611,287

11.    Number and aggregate  sale price of  securities  issued during the fiscal
       year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable:
       SHARES       SALE PRICE
    5,373,463       42,861,974
12.     Calculation of registration fee:
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        (i)    Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
               reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):                                      $    113,611,287

        (ii)   Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
               reinvestment plans (from Item 11):                                          +     42,861,974

        (iii)  Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year
               (if applicable):                                                            -    156,473,261

        (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),                    0
               plus line (iv)}

        (vi)    Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 or
                other applicable law or regulation:                                        x       0.000345

        (vii)   Fee due {line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)}:
                                                                                           $              0
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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).          [     ]

        Date of  mailing or wire  transfer  of filing  fees to the  Commission's
lockbox depository:                                                No Fees Due

                                   SIGNATURES

       This report has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of
       the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

        By (Signature and Title)

                                 Thomas G. Rose
                              By:______________
                                 Thomas G. Rose
                                    Treasurer
Date:   November 26, 1996


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                      SELIGMAN MUNICIPAL FUND SERIES, INC.


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

                                  Attachment I

Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:

National  Series - Class A 
National  Series - Class D
Colorado  Series - Class A
Colorado  Series - Class D 
Georgia  Series - Class A 
Georgia  Series - Class D
Louisiana  Series - Class A 
Louisiana Series - Class D 
Maryland Series - Class A
Maryland Series - Class D 
Massachusetts  Series - Class A 
Massachusetts Series - Class D 
Michigan Series - Class A 
Michigan  Series - Class D 
Minnesota  Series - Class A 
Minnesota  Series - Class D
Missouri  Series - Class A 
Missouri Series - Class D 
New York  Series - Class A 
New York Series - Class D 
Ohio Series - Class A
Ohio  Series - Class D 
Oregon  Series - Class A 
Oregon  Series - Class D 
South Carolina Series - Class A 
South Carolina Series - Class D


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                      SELIGMAN MUNICIPAL FUND SERIES, INC.


        The undersigned,  Treasurer of Seligman  Municipal Fund Series,  Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify as follows:

        1. From October 1, 1995 through  September 30, 1996,  the Company issued
an  aggregate of  19,694,756  shares of its Capital  Stock,  $0.001 par value as
follows:

                 National Series             6,343,134
                 Colorado Series               592,447
                 Georgia Series                713,625
                 Louisiana Series              542,953
                 Maryland Series               809,298
                 Massachusetts Series        1,715,609
                 Michigan Series             1,759,999
                 Minnesota Series            1,445,168
                 Missouri Series               612,936
                 New York Series             1,206,846
                 Ohio Series                 1,469,981
                 Oregon Series                 841,270
                 South Carolina Series       1,641,490

        2. In respect of the  issuance of such  19,694,756  shares,  the Company
received  aggregate  cash  consideration  (net  of  any  sales  commissions)  of
$154,800,164 as follows:

                 National Series             48,416,944
                 Colorado Series              4,328,602
                 Georgia Series               5,630,809
                 Louisiana Series             4,437,689
                 Maryland Series              6,458,699
                 Massachusetts Series        13,413,403
                 Michigan Series             14,928,893
                 Minnesota Series            11,195,995
                 Missouri Series              4,737,547
                 New York Series              9,625,972
                 Ohio Series                 11,939,706
                 Oregon Series                6,462,420
                 South Carolina Series       13,223,486

        3.  With  respect  to each  share  issued,  the  Company  received  cash
consideration not less than the net asset value per share on the date issued and
not less than $0.001.


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        4. At no time during the period from October 1, 1995  through  September
30, 1996, were any shares of the Company's  Capital Stock issued and outstanding
in excess of the following numbers of authorized shares:

                 National Series          100,000,000
                 Colorado Series          100,000,000
                 Georgia Series           100,000,000
                 Louisiana Series         100,000,000
                 Maryland Series          100,000,000
                 Massachusetts Series     100,000,000
                 Michigan Series          100,000,000
                 Minnesota Series         100,000,000
                 Missouri Series          100,000,000
                 New York Series          100,000,000
                 Ohio Series              100,000,000
                 Oregon Series            100,000,000
                 South Carolina Series    100,000,000

        In Witness  Whereof,  I have hereunto signed my name as Treasurer of the
Company.

Date:   October 28, 1996

                                                        /s/ Thomas G. Rose
                                                      ------------------------
                                                               Thomas G. Rose
                                                                     Treasurer


SULLIVAN & CROMWELL

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NEW YORK TELEPHONE: (212) 558-4000
TELEX: 62694 (INTERNATIONAL) 127816 (DOMESTIC)
CABLE ADDRESS: LADYCOURT, NEW YORK                                        125 Broad Street, New York 10004-2498
FACSIMILE: (212) 558-3588 (125 Broad Street)                                          -------------
         (212) 558-3792 (250 Park Avenue)                                  250 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK 10177-0021
                                                        1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-5805
                                                                444 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, LOS ANGELES 90071-2901
                                                                                  8, PLACE VENDOME, 75001 PARIS
                                                         ST. OLAVE'S HOUSE, 9a IRONMONGER LANE, LONDON EC2V 8EY
                                                                             101 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE 3000
                                                                 2-1, MARUNOUCHI I-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100
                                                                        NINE QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG
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                                                   November 18, 1996



Seligman Municipal Fund Series, Inc.,
  100 Park Avenue,
    New York, New York 10017.

Dear Sirs:

          You have requested our opinion in connection with the notice which you
propose to file pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940
with respect to your Capital Stock, $0.001 par value ("Capital Stock"), as
follows: 6,343,134 shares of Capital Stock of your National Series (the
"National Shares"); 592,447 shares of Capital Stock of your Colorado Series (the
"Colorado Shares"); 713,625 shares of Capital Stock of your Georgia Series (the
"Georgia Shares"); 542,953 shares of Capital Stock of your Louisiana Series (the
"Louisiana Shares"); 809,298 shares of Capital Stock of your Maryland Series
(the "Maryland Shares"); 1,715,609 shares of Capital Stock of your Massachusetts
Series (the "Massachusetts Shares"); 1,759,999 shares of Capital Stock of your
Michigan Series (the "Michigan Shares"); 1,445,168 shares of Capital Stock of
your Minnesota Series (the "Minnesota Shares"); 612,936 shares of Capital Stock
of your Missouri Series (the "Missouri Shares"); 1,206,846 shares of Capital
Stock of your New York Series (the "New York Shares"); 1,469,981 shares of
Capital Stock of your Ohio Series (the "Ohio Shares"); 841,270 shares of Capital
Stock of your Oregon Series (the "Oregon Shares"); and 1,641,490 shares of
Capital Stock of your South Carolina Series (the "South Carolina Shares").

          As your counsel, we are familiar with your organization and corporate
status and validity of your Capital Stock.

          We advise you that, in our opinion, the National Shares, the Colorado
Shares, the Georgia Shares, the Louisiana Shares, the Maryland Shares, the
Massachusetts Shares, the Michigan Shares, the Minnesota Shares, the Missouri
Shares, the New York Shares, the Ohio Shares, the Oregon Shares, and the South
Carolina Shares are legally and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

          The foregoing opinion is limited to the General Corporation Law of the
State of Maryland, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws
of any other jurisdiction.

          We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the notice referred to above. In giving
such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.


                                                  Very truly yours,

                                                  SULLIVAN & CROMWELL



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