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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-4250

Seligman Municipal Series Trust
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

100 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Lawrence P. Vogel
100 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 850-1864


Date of fiscal year end: 9/30

Date of reporting period: 06/30/06




FORM N-Q

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Seligman Municipal Series Trust
Schedules of Investments (unaudited)
June 30, 2006

California High-Yield Series

Face
Amount
 
Municipal Bonds
Rating†
Value
$ 1,000,000
 
California Department of Veterans Affairs (Home Purchase Rev.), 5.50% due 12/1/2018*
Aa2
$  1,027,180
1,500,000
 
California Department of Veterans Affairs (Home Purchase Rev.), 5.60% due 12/1/2028
Aaa
1,516,725
2,000,000
 
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Scripps College), 5% due 8/1/2031
A1
2,010,600
3,000,000
 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), 6.25% due 12/1/2034Ø
A3
3,252,120
750,000
 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), 5% due 11/15/2027
A3
753,862
2,750,000
 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Kaiser Permanente), 5.40% due 5/1/2028††
AAA‡
2,807,750
2,280,000
 
California Housing Finance Agency (Multi-Family Housing Rev.), 5.375% due 2/1/2036*
Aa3
2,288,413
650,000
 
California Housing Finance Agency (Single Family Mortgage), 5.40% due 8/1/2028*
Aaa
657,092
2,500,000
 
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Rev. (The J. David Gladstone Institutes Project), 5.25 % due 10/1/2034
A-‡
2,537,700
2,500,000
 
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev., (Sutter Health) 5.625% due 8/15/2042
Aa3
2,632,550
1,500,000
 
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, CA Toll Road Rev., 5.75% due 1/15/2040
Baa3
1,546,740
2,585,000
 
Modesto, CA Irrigation District Certificates of Participation, 5.30% due 7/1/2022
A2
2,585,931
3,000,000
 
Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., 5.50% due 7/1/2036
Baa3
3,160,410
3,000,000
 
San Bernardino, CA Joint Powers Financing Authority (California Dept. of Transportation Lease), 5.50% due 12/1/2020
A2
3,026,310
870,000
 
San Francisco, CA City & County Public Utilities Commission Rev., 5% due 11/1/2027
A1
874,124
2,000,000
 
Washington Township, CA Hospital District Hospital Healthcare System Rev., 5.25% due 7/1/2029
A2
2,025,420
Total Municipal Bonds — 91.9%
 
32,702,927
Short-Term Holdings
300,000
 
Lincoln County, WY Pollution Control Rev. (Exxon Project), VRDN, due 7/1/2017
P-1
300,000
290,000
 
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Health Facility Rev. (Cox Health System), VRDN, due 6/1/2022
VMIG 1
290,000
230,000
 
New York City, NY GOs, VRDN, due 8/1/2015
VMIG 1
230,000
300,000
 
New York City, NY Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer System Rev., VRDN, due 6/15/2025
VMIG 1
300,000
1,130,000
 
San Francisco, CA City & County Public Utilities Commission Rev., 5% due 11/1/2026Ø
A1
1,151,560
Total Short-Term Holdings — 6.4%
 
2,271,560
Total Investments — 98.3%
 
34,974,487
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.7%
 
616,315
Net Assets — 100.0%
 
$35,590,802


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California Quality Series

Face
Amount
 
Municipal Bonds
Rating†
Value
$ 3,000,000
 
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Pepperdine University), 5% due 11/1/2029
A1
$  3,039,030
2,000,000
 
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Stanford University), 5.35% due 6/1/2027
Aaa
2,050,160
3,000,000
 
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of San Diego), 5% due 10/1/2028
Aaa
3,042,630
1,000,000
 
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Rev. (Bay Area Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit), 5% due 7/1/2023††
Aaa
1,067,580
4,000,000
 
California Pollution Control Financing Authority Rev. (Mobil Oil Corporation Project), 5.50% due 12/1/2029*
Aaa
4,102,960
3,295,000
 
California State GOs, 5.375% due 10/1/2027Ø
A1
3,472,996
470,000
 
California State GOs, 5.375% due 10/1/2027Ø
A1
498,031
235,000
 
California State GOs, 5.375% due 10/1/2027Ø
A1
249,016
2,420,000
 
California State Veterans' GOs, 5.70% due 12/1/2032*
A1
2,463,729
2,000,000
 
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Kaiser Permanente), 5.50% due 11/1/2032
A3
2,056,980
865,000
 
East Bay, CA Municipal Utility District Water System Rev., 5% due 2027
Aaa
872,361
2,500,000
 
Eastern Municipal Water District, CA Water and Sewer Rev., 6.75% due 7/1/2012
Aaa
2,822,450
2,000,000
 
Los Angeles, CA Department of Water & Power Water System Rev., 5.125% due 7/1/2041
Aa3
2,024,080
3,000,000
 
Orange County, CA Local Transportation Authority (Measure M Sales Tax Rev.), 6% due 2/15/2009
Aaa
3,164,790
4,000,000
 
Regents of the University of California Rev. (Multiple Purpose Projects), 5.375% due 9/1/2024
Aaa
4,101,560
2,000,000
 
Sacramento County, CA Sanitation Districts Financing Authority Rev. (Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District), 5% due 12/1/2027
Aaa
2,031,260
500,000
 
Sacramento, CA Municipal Utility District Electric Rev., 5.25% due 5/15/2024
Aaa
528,620
2,720,000
 
San Francisco, CA Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Sales Tax Rev.), 5% due 7/1/2028Ø
Aaa
2,809,733
1,530,000
 
San Francisco, CA Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Sales Tax Rev.), 5% due 7/1/2028
Aaa
1,550,456
Total Municipal Bonds — 91.6%
 
41,948,422
Short-Term Holdings
400,000
 
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, NC Health Care System Rev., VRDN, due 1/15/2026
VMIG 1
400,000
1,800,000
 
New York City, NY GOs, VRDN, due 8/1/2010
VMIG 1
1,800,000
1,100,000
 
New York City, NY Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer System Rev., VRDN, due 6/15/2023
VMIG 1
1,100,000
Total Short-Term Holdings — 7.2%
 
3,300,000
Total Investments — 98.8%
 
45,248,422
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.2%
 
537,678
Net Assets — 100.0%
 
$45,786,100


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Florida Series

Face
Amount
 
Municipal Bonds
Rating†
Value
$ 2,000,000
 
Broward County, FL Airport System Rev., 5.25% due 10/1/2026*
Aaa
$  2,046,880
2,000,000
 
Dade County, FL Public Improvement GOs, 5.75% due 10/1/2016
Aaa
2,028,740
1,750,000
 
Escambia County, FL Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Ascension Health Credit Group), 6% due 11/15/2031Ø
AAA‡
1,873,830
70,000
 
Florida Housing Finance Agency Rev. (General Mortgage), 6.35% due 6/1/2014
AA‡
70,090
365,000
 
Florida Housing Finance Corporation Rev. (Homeowner Mortgage), 5.95% due 1/1/2032*
Aaa
375,118
2,500,000
 
Florida Ports Financing Commission Rev. (State Transportation Trust Fund), 5.375% due 6/1/2027*
Aaa
2,547,250
2,000,000
 
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, FL Airport Facilities Rev., 5.25% due 10/1/2023*
Aaa
2,033,980
2,000,000
 
Hillsborough County, FL School Board (Certificates of Participation), 6% due 7/1/2025Ø
Aaa
2,135,740
2,000,000
 
Jacksonville, FL Electric Authority System Rev., 5.50% due 10/1/2041Ø
Aa2
2,041,580
2,000,000
 
Jacksonville, FL Sewage & Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Rev. (Anheuser-Busch Project), 5.875% due 2/1/2036*
A1
2,038,040
2,000,000
 
Marion County, FL Hospital District Health System Rev. (Munroe Regional Health System), 5.625% due 10/1/2024
A2
2,054,500
1,750,000
 
Orange County, FL Health Facilities Authority Hospital Rev. (Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligation Group), 6.375% due 11/15/2020Ø
A2
1,922,900
1,500,000
 
Orlando, FL Utilities Commission Utility System Rev., 5% due 10/1/2025
Aa1
1,540,140
2,000,000
 
Pinellas County, FL Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Baycare Health System), 5.50% due 11/15/2033Ø
Aa3
2,163,060
1,770,000
 
Reedy Creek, FL Improvement District Utilities Rev., 5.125% due 10/1/2019Ø
Aaa
1,815,648
230,000
 
Reedy Creek, FL Improvement District Utilities Rev., 5.125% due 10/1/2020
Aaa
234,697
1,750,000
 
Tampa Bay, FL Regional Water Supply Utility System Authority Rev., 5.75% due 10/1/2029Ø
Aaa
1,896,265
Total Municipal Bonds — 93.7%
 
28,818,458
Short-Term Holdings
1,500,000
 
Jacksonville, FL Electric Authority Water & Sewer System Rev., 5.375% due 10/1/2030Ø
Aaa
1,514,040
100,000
 
Sarasota County, FL Public Hospital Board Rev. (Sarasota Memorial Hospital Project), VRDN, due 7/1/2037
VMIG 1
100,000
Total Short-Term Holdings— 5.2%
 
1,614,040
Total Investments — 98.9%
 
30,432,498
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.1%
 
339,330
Net Assets — 100.0%
 
$30,771,828


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North Carolina Series

Face
Amount
 
Municipal Bonds
Rating†
Value
$     750,000
 
Appalachian State University, NC Rev. (The Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina), 5% due 7/15/2023
Aaa
$     775,335
1,250,000
 
Appalachian State University, NC Housing & Student Center System Rev., 5.60% due 7/15/2020Ø
Aaa
1,338,350
685,000
 
Buncombe County, NC Metropolitan Sewer District Sewer System Rev., 5% due 7/1/2020
Aaa
707,872
1,000,000
 
Charlotte, NC Storm Water Fee Rev., 6% due 6/1/2025Ø
Aa2
1,083,180
1,250,000
 
Charlotte, NC Water & Sewer System Rev., 5.25% due 6/1/2025Ø
AAA‡
1,320,688
250,000
 
City of Winston-Salem, NC Water & Sewer System Rev., 5.125% due 6/1/2028Ø
AAA‡
264,957
750,000
 
Durham County, NC GOs Public Improvement, 5% due 6/1/2022
Aaa
785,828
750,000
 
Forsyth County, NC Certificates of Participation (Forsyth County School Project), 5% due 2/1/2026
Aa1
762,532
215,000
 
Greensboro, NC Combined Enterprise System Rev., 5.25% due 6/1/2022
Aa3
227,369
750,000
 
High Point, NC Combined Enterprise System Rev., 5% due 11/1/2023
Aaa
773,678
245,000
 
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Home Ownership), 6.40% due 7/1/2028*
Aa2
254,717
25,000
 
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Single Family), 6.50% due 3/1/2018
Aa2
25,081
1,500,000
 
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Hospital Rev. (First Health of the Carolinas Project), 5% due 10/1/2028
Aa3
1,509,585
1,750,000
 
North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1 (Catawba Electric Rev.), 5% due 1/1/2020††
Aaa
1,873,812
1,000,000
 
Raleigh, NC Combined Enterprise System Rev., 5% due 3/1/2024
Aa1
1,029,450
1,000,000
 
Wake County, NC Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority Rev. (Carolina Power & Light), 5.375% due 2/1/2017
A3
1,042,900
750,000
 
Wilmington City, NC Water & Sewer System Rev. & Refunding Rev. 5% due 6/1/2025
Aaa
772,823
Total Municipal Bonds — 85.9%
 
14,548,157
Short-Term Holdings
1,250,000
 
Asheville, NC Water System Rev., 5.70% due 8/1/2025Ø
Aaa
1,277,350
500,000
 
Moffat County, CO Pollution Control Rev. (Pacificorp Project), VRDN, due 5/1/2013
VMIG 1
500,000
300,000
 
Sarasota County, FL Public Hospital Board Rev. (Sarasota Memorial Hospital Project), VRDN, due 7/1/2037
VMIG 1
300,000
Total Short-Term Holdings — 12.3%
 
2,077,350
Total Investments — 98.2%
 
16,625,507
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.8%
 
300,881
Net Assets — 100.0%
 
$16,926,388

__________
 
Credit ratings are primarily those issued by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Where Moody’s ratings have not been assigned, ratings from Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) were used (indicated by the symbol ‡) Pre-refunded and escrowed-to-maturity securities that have been rerated as AAA by S&P but have not been rerated by Moody’s have been reported as AAA.
     
††
 
Escrowed-to-maturity security.
     
ø
 
Pre-refunded security. Such securities that will be paid off within one year are classified as short-term holdings.
     
*
 
Interest income earned from this security is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax..

VRDN Variable rate demand notes purchased by the Trust may be put back to the designated remarketing agent for the issue at par on any day, for settlement within seven days, and, accordingly, are treated as short-term holdings. These notes bear interest at a rate that resets daily or weekly. At June 30, 2006, the interest rates paid on these notes ranged from 3.93% to 4.05%.

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Seligman Municipal Series Trust
Notes to Schedules of Investments (unaudited)
June 30, 2006


1.
Organization - Seligman Municipal Series Trust (the “Trust”) consists of four separate series: the “California High-Yield Series,” the “California Quality Series,” the “Florida Series,” and the “North Carolina Series.”
   
2.
Security Valuation - Traded securities are valued at the last sales price on the primary market on which they are traded. Securities for which there is no last sales price are valued by independent pricing services based on bid prices which consider such factors as transactions in bonds, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various relationships between securities, or are valued by J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, the Trust’s investment manager, based on quotations provided by primary market makers in such securities. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (or are otherwise no longer valid or reliable) are valued at fair value determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. This can occur in the event of, among other things, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, market disruptions, intra-day trading halts, and extreme market volatility. The determination of fair value involves subjective judgments. As a result, using fair value to price a security may result in a price materially different from the prices used by other mutual funds to determine net asset value or the price that may be realized upon the actual sale of the security. Short-term holdings which mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations. Short-term holdings maturing in 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost.
   
3.
At June 30, 2006, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, and the tax basis gross and net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of portfolio securities were as follows:

 
Series
 
Tax
Basis
Cost
 
Total
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Total
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
California High-Yield
 
$33,663,644
 
$1,330,277
 
$19,434
 
$1,310,843
 
California Quality
 
43,213,938
 
2,034,484
 
 
2,034,484
 
Florida
 
29,047,352
 
1,408,529
 
23,383
 
1,385,146
 
North Carolina
 
15,918,044
 
790,693
 
83,230
 
707,463

ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

a.
The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the report it files or submits on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms and that such material information is accumulated and communicated to the registrant's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
   
b.
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.
 
(a)
Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SELIGMAN MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST

 

By:
/S/ BRIAN T. ZINO
 
Brian T. Zino
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
Date:
August 24, 2006

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:
/S/ BRIAN T. ZINO
 
Brian T. Zino
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
Date:
August 24, 2006

 

By:
/S/ LAWRENCE P. VOGEL
 
Lawrence P. Vogel
 
Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
   
Date:
August 24, 2006



SELIGMAN MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)
Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.