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Supplement Dated June 9, 1997 to the Prospectus Dated May 1, 1997
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ADVANTUS SERIES FUND, INC.
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400 ROBERT STREET NORTH - ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101 - 1-800-443-3677
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Effective June 2, 1997, the Portfolio Manager of the International Stock
Portfolio of the Series Fund will be Mr. Gary R. Clemons of Templeton Investment
Counsel, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Clemons, Senior Vice President,
Portfolio Management/Research, has been with the Templeton organization since
1993. Prior to joining Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc., and from 1990, Mr.
Clemons worked as a portfolio manager/research analyst for Templeton
Quantitative Advisers in New York, a subsidiary of Templeton International.
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F. 51218 6-1997
