FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT:                      SHAREHOLDER CONTACT:

Mary Ann Susco                      Marco Acosta
(212) 850-1382                      (212) 850-1333
suscom@jwseligman.com               acostam@jwseligman.com


                      SELIGMAN SELECT MUNICIPAL FUND, INC.
                   DECLARES JUNE INCOME DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION

NEW YORK, June 6, 2008 - Directors of Seligman Select Municipal Fund, Inc.
(NYSE: SEL) today declared an income dividend of $0.036 per share. The dividend
will be payable June 23, 2008 to shareholders of record on June 16, 2008. Shares
of Seligman Select Municipal Fund, Inc. will be offered "ex-dividend" on June
12, 2008.

Seligman Select Municipal Fund, Inc. is managed by J. & W. Seligman & Co.
Incorporated (JWS), a New York-based investment manager and advisor, which was
founded in 1864. Seligman Advisors, Inc. is the principal underwriter of the
Seligman mutual funds managed by JWS. Seligman Services, Inc. provides client
services to shareholders of Seligman Select Municipal Fund, Inc. Seligman
Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc. are wholly-owned subsidiaries of JWS.

You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a
fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent annual,
semi-annual and quarterly reports by contacting your financial advisor or
Seligman Services, Inc. at 800-597-6068. These reports and other information are
also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database.

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