LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST VII, 497J, 1999-05-04

LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST VII
497J, 1999-05-04

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May 3, 1999

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:       Liberty Funds Trust VII (formerly Colonial Trust VII) (the "Trust")
          Newport Tiger Fund
          File Nos. 811-6347 & 33-41559

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  please accept this letter as  certification  that the Prospectuses and
Statement  of  Additional  Information  dated  May 3, 1999 for the Fund does not
differ from that contained in Post-Effective  Amendment No. 14 (the "Amendment")
to the Trust's  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A.  The  Amendment  was filed
electronically on April 22, 1999.

Very truly yours,

LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST VII



By:Ellen Harrington
     Assistant Secretary

cc:        R. Cameron
           C. Legallet
           J. Mussey
           T. Tuttle
           M. Muller
           J. DiMaria
           J. Mahoney
           D. Young (2)
           E. Edson
           J. Terrazino
           Blue Sky