FORM N-SAR
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR
REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Report for six-month period ending:        /    /       (a)
Or fiscal year ending:                  12/31/98        (b)

Is this a transition report?  (Y/N)        N

Is this an amendment to a previous filing?  (Y/N)         N

Those items or sub-items with a box "?" after the item number should be
completed only if the answer has changed from the previous filing on this
form.

1. A. Registrant Name:   The Travelers Separate Account Seven for
                         Variable Annuities
    B. File Number:  811-08909
    C. Telephone Number: (860) 277-4519

2. A. Street:  One Tower Square
    B. City:  Hartford      C.  CT         D.  Zip Code:  06183     Zip Ext:
    E. Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:

3. Is this the first filing on this form by Registrant?  (Y/N)  Y

4. Is this the last filing on this form by Registrant?  (Y/N)   N

5. Is Registrant a small business investment company (SBIC)?  (Y/N)  [If
    answer is "Y" (Yes), complete only Items 89 through 110.]   N

6. Is Registrant a unit investment trust (UIT)?  (Y/N)  [If answer is "Y"
    (Yes), complete only Items 111 through 132.]        Y

7. A. Is Registrant a series or multiple portfolio company?  (Y/N)  [If
         answer is "N" (No), go to Item 8.]

    B. How many separate series or portfolios did Registrant have at end
        of the period?













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UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS

111.    A.      Depositor Name:  The Travelers Insurance Company
        B.      File Number (if any):   8-13516
        C.      City:  Hartford State:  CT      Zip Code:  06183        Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:

111.    A.      Depositor Name:
        B.      File Number (if any):
        C.      City:   State:  Zip Code:       Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:

112.    A.      Sponsor Name:
        B.      File Number (if any):
        C.      City:   State:  Zip Code:       Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:

112.    A       .Sponsor Name:
        B.      File Number (if any):
        C.      City:   State:  Zip Code:       Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:
























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111.    A.      Trustee Name:
        B.      City:   State:  Zip Code:       Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:

113.    A.      Trustee Name:
        B.      City:   State:  Zip Code:       Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:

114.    A.      Principal Underwriter Name: CFBDS, Inc.
        B.      File Number:  8-32417
        C.      City:   Hartford    State: CT   Zip Code: 06183 Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:

114.    A.      Principal Underwriter Name:
        B.      File Number:
        C.      City:   State:  Zip Code:       Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:

115.    A.      Independent Public Accountant Name:     KPMG LLP
        B.      City: Hartford  State: CT       Zip Code: 06103 Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:

115.    A.      Independent Public Accountant Name:
        B.      City:   State:  Zip Code:       Zip Ext:
                Foreign Country:                Foreign Postal Code:




















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116. Family of investment companies' information:

        A.      Is Registrant part of a family of investment companies?   Y
                (Y/N)

        B.      Identify the family in 10 letters:_T I C S E P A C C T
                (NOTE:  In filing this form, use this identification consistently
                for all investment companies in family.  This designation is for
                purposes of this form only.)

117     A.      Is Registrant a separate account of an insurance company?  Y
                (Y/N)

If answer is "Y" (Yes), are any of the following types of contracts
funded by the Registrant?:

        B. Variable annuity contracts?  (Y/N)   Y

        C. Scheduled premium variable life contracts?  (Y/N)    N

        D. Flexible premium variable life contracts?  (Y/N)               N

        E. Other types of insurance products registered under the
             Securities Act of 1933?  (Y/N)            N

118.    State the number of series existing at the end of the period that had
        securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933.         1


119.    State the number of new series for which registration statements
        under the Securities Act of 1933 became effective during the
        period. 0
120.    State the total value of the portfolio securities on the date of
        deposit for the new series included in Item 119 ($000's omitted).     0

121.    State the number of series for which a current prospectus was in
        existence at the end of the period.     1

122.    State the number of existing series for which additional units were
        registered under the Securities Act of 1933 during the current
        period. 1




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123.    State the total value of the additional units considered in answering
        Item 122 ($000's omitted).      $0

124.    State the total value of units of prior series that were placed in the
        portfolios of subsequent series during the current period (the value
        of these units is to be measured on the date they were placed in the
        subsequent series) ($000's omitted).     0

125.    State the total dollar amount of sales loads collected (before
        reallowances to other brokers or dealers) by Registrant's principal
        underwriter and any underwriter which is an affiliated person of
        the principal underwriter during the current period solely from the
        sale of units of all series of Registrant ($000's omitted).     0

126.     Of the amount shown in Item 125, state the total dollar amount of sales
        loads collected from secondary market operations in Registrant's units
        (include the sales loads, if any, collected on units of a prior series
        placed in the portfolio of a subsequent series.)  ($000's omitted).     0

127.    List opposite the appropriate description below the number of series
        whose portfolios are invested primarily (based upon a percentage of
        NAV) in each type of security shown, the aggregate total assets at
        market value as of a date at or near the end of the current period of each
        such group of series and the total income distributions made by each
        such group of series during the current period (excluding distributions
        of realized gains, if any):


                        Number        Total Assets       Total Income
                        of Series                ($000's         Distributions
                        Investing                omitted)          ($000's omitted)

A.U.S. Treasury direct issue

B.U.S. Government agency

C.State and municipal tax-free

D.Public utility debt

E. Brokers' or dealers' debt
     or debt of brokers' or
     dealers' parent

F. All other corporate
    intermediate and long-term
    debt

G. All other corporate short-
     term debt

H. Equity securities of
brokers or dealers or
parents of brokers or
dealers

I. Investment company
    equity securities

J. All other equity securities   1

K. Other securities

L. Total assets of all series
      of registrant                                        $0




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128.  Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
        portfolio securities held by any of Registrant's series at the end of
        the current period insured or guaranteed by an entity other than the
        issuer?  (Y/N)  [If answer is "N" (No), go to Item 131.]            N

129. Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 128 delinquent or in
       default as to payment of principal or interest at the end of the
       current period?  (Y/N)  [If answer is "N" (No), go to Item 131.]

130. In computations of NAV or offering price per unit, is any part of
        the value attributed to instruments identified in Item 129 derived
        from insurance or guarantees?  (Y/N)

131. Total expenses incurred by all series of Registrant during the
        current reporting period ($000's omitted):         $0

132. List the "811" (Investment Company Act of 1940) registration
        number for all Series of Registrant that are being included in this
        filing:

811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-

811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-

811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-

811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-

811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-

811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-    811-


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