COLUMBIA NATIONAL MUNICIPAL BOND FUND INC, 497J, 1999-03-02

COLUMBIA NATIONAL MUNICIPAL BOND FUND INC
497J, 1999-03-02

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                         COLUMBIA FUNDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY
                               1300 S.W. Sixth Avenue
                                Portland, OR  97201




March 1, 1999



Securities and Exchange Commission 
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549

          Re:  Columbia National Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
               File Nos. 33-65474, CIK 0000908730
          
     Pursuant to Rule 497 (j) under the Securities Act of 1993, the undersigned
certifies on behalf of the Registrant that the form of Prospectus that would
have been filed pursuant to Rule 497 (c) under the Securities Act of 1993, as
amended, would not have differed from those contained in Pre-Effective Amendment
to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for the above Registrant as filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 1999.
     
     Any questions regarding this transmission can be directed to Mark Wentzien
at (503) 795-6397.
     
                                        Very truly yours,
                              
                                        Mark A. Wentzien
                              
                                        Columbia Funds Management Company