SELIGMAN PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL FUND SERIES
497, 2000-08-11
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                    Supplement, dated August 11, 2000, to the
          Statement of Additional Information, dated February 1, 2000,
        of Seligman Pennsylvania Municipal Fund Series, Inc. (the "Fund")


     Effective August 11, 2000, the following disclosure (a) is added at the end
of the discussion under the section "Calculation of Performance Data" on page 28
and (b) replaces the fifth full paragraph under the section "General Information
-- Custodian" on page 30 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information:

Page 28

From time to time, reference may be made in advertisements,  sales literature or
other promotional material (collectively, "Promotional Material") to performance
information,  including mutual fund rankings  prepared by independent  reporting
services  which  monitor the  performance  of mutual  funds,  including  but not
limited to Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and Morningstar, Inc. In calculating
the total  return of the  Fund's  Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D shares,
the Lipper analysis assumes investment of all dividends and distributions  paid,
but does not take into account applicable sales charges.  Morningstar's rankings
are calculated  using a fund's average annual returns for a certain period and a
risk factor that reflects a fund's performance  relative to three-month Treasury
Bill monthly returns.  Morningstar's  ratings range from five stars (highest) to
one star (lowest) and represent Morningstar's  assessment of the historical risk
level and total  return of a fund for 3-, 5-, and  10-year  periods  and,  on an
overall  basis,  based on  weighted-average  of those  periods.  Ratings are not
absolute and do not represent future performance results.

The Fund's  Promotional  Material may disclose (i) the top ten holdings included
in the Fund's  portfolio  holdings,  (ii) market  sectors and  statistical  data
describing  portfolio  composition,  (iii)  discussions  of general  economic or
financial   principals,   (iv)  discussions  of  general  economic  trends,  (v)
descriptions  of  investment  strategies  for  the  Fund  (vi)  descriptions  or
comparisons of various  savings and investment  products,  which may not include
the Fund and (vii) comparisons of investment  products (including the Fund) with
relevant market or industry indices or appropriate benchmarks. The Fund may also
include calculations,  such as hypothetical compounding examples, which describe
hypothetical  investment results.  Such performance examples will be based on an
express set of assumptions  and are not indicative of the future  performance of
the Fund.

From time to time, the Fund's  Promotional  Materials may portray the historical
returns of various asset classes.  Such presentations will typically compare the
average  annual  rates of return  of  inflation,  U.S.  Treasury  bills,  bonds,
large-cap stocks, and small-cap stocks. There are important  differences between
each of  these  investments  that  should  be  considered  in  viewing  any such
comparison.  The market value of stocks will fluctuate  with market  conditions,
and small-stock  prices generally will fluctuate more than  large-stock  prices.
Stocks are generally  more volatile than bonds.  In return for this  volatility,
stocks have generally performed better than bonds or cash over time. Bond prices
generally  will  fluctuate  inversely  with  interest  rates  and  other  market
conditions,  and the  prices of bonds  with  longer  maturities  generally  will
fluctuate more than those of  shorter-maturity  bonds.  Interest rates for bonds
may be fixed at the time of issuance,  and payment of principal and interest may
be  guaranteed  by the issuer  and,  in the case of U.S.  Treasury  obligations,
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

The Fund may also refer in Promotional Material to selections from editorials or
articles about the Fund, including reprints of comments, listings and columns in
the financial and other press, the sources of which include  BARRON'S,  BUSINESS
WEEK,   CDA/WIESENBERGER  MUTUAL  FUNDS  INVESTMENT  REPORT,  CHRISTIAN  SCIENCE
MONITOR, FINANCIAL PLANNING,  FINANCIAL TIMES, FINANCIAL WORLD, FORBES, FORTUNE,
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR,  INVESTMENT ADVISOR, INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY, KIPLINGER'S,
LOS ANGELES TIMES, MONEY MAGAZINE,  MORNINGSTAR,  INC., PENSION AND INVESTMENTS,
SMART MONEY, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL,  USA TODAY,  U.S. NEWS
AND WORLD REPORT, WORTH MAGAZINE, WASHINGTON POST and YOUR MONEY.

The  Fund's  Promotional  Material  may make  reference  to the  Fund's  "Beta,"
"Standard  Deviation,"  or "Alpha." Beta measures the volatility of the Fund, as
compared to that of the overall market.  Standard  deviation measures how widely
the  Fund's  performance  has varied  from its  average  performance,  and is an
indicator of the Fund's potential for volatility.  Alpha measures the difference
between  the returns of the Fund and the  returns of the  market,  adjusted  for
volatility.

Page 30

"Custodian.  State Street Bank & Trust Company,  801 Pennsylvania,  Kansas City,
Missouri 64105,  serves as custodian of the Fund. It also  maintains,  under the
general  supervision of Seligman,  the accounting records and determines the net
asset value for the Fund."

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