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MFS MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
500 Boylston Street Boston Massachusetts 02116-3741
617 954 5000
July 31, 1998
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: MFS Municipal Series Trust (the "Trust") (File Nos. 2-92915 and
811-4096) on behalf of MFS Alabama Municipal Bond Fund, MFS
Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund, MFS California Municipal Bond Fund,
MFS Florida Municipal Bond Fund, MFS Georgia Municipal Bond
Fund, MFS Maryland Municipal Bond Fund, MFS Massachusetts
Municipal Bond Fund, MFS Mississippi Bond Fund, MFS New York
Municipal Bond Fund, MFS North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund, MFS
Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund, MFS South Carolina Municipal
Bond Fund, MFS Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund, MFS Virginia
Municipal Bond Fund, MFS West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund and
MFS Municipal Income Fund
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectuses for the series
of the Trust do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No.
32 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A. The
Amendment was filed electronically on July 22, 1998. The Statements of
Additional Information for these series are being filed pursuant to Rule 497(c),
as they contain corrected performance quotations.
Please call the undersigned or Annamarie D'Angelo at (617) 954-5180 or
(800) 343-2829 with any questions you may have.
Very truly yours,
JAMES R. BORDEWICK, JR.
James R. Bordewick, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
JRB/bjn
