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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NORTH CAROLINA
TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST 296                                                   856
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
5.29 - 5.50%                                        For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Double Tax-Free
5.36 - 5.66%                                        - Dependable Income
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 10, 1996                     - Diversified Portfolios
                                                    - Investment Grade Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    22.4 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $98.91 to $95.98 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6710A2 581 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6710A2 599 quarterly payment plan
                6710A2 607 semi-annual payment plan
Ratings of      As rated by Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw
Portfolio       Hill Companies
                or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
                AAA               72%
                AA                14
                A1/A+             14
                                  ---------
                                  100%
Registration    Registered in North Carolina
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2014-16                                            28.6%
2017-19                                            28.6%
2020+                                              42.8%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/09/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.97%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.29%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.41%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.84%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.62%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 41.0% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 7.75% STATE INCOME TAX RATE. TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL
  BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH.
  TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
  THE LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED
  AS OF 3/31/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
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 BONDS THIS NORTH CAROLINA TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $   500,000  North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Gaston                   A+    A
              Memorial Hospital Project), Series 1995, 5.50% Due 2/15/19.                 2006 at 102
     500,000  North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, Catawba Electric Revenue                 AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.375% Due 1/1/20. (AMBAC Insured.)                    2006 at 102
     500,000  The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Student Activity Center                   AAA   Aaa
              Student Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 1995 of the Board of Governors of the
              University of North Carolina, 5.50% Due 6/1/16. (MBIA Insured.)             2005 at 102
     500,000  City of Concord, North Carolina, Utilities Systems Revenue Bonds, Series                 AAA   Aaa
              1995, 5.50% Due 12/1/19. (MBIA Insured.)                                    2005 at 102
     500,000  County of Durham, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation (1994                    AA   Aa
              Hospital and Office Facilities Project), 6.00% Due 5/1/14.                  2004 at 102
     500,000  City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Public Works Commission Revenue                    AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.375% Due 3/1/20. (AMBAC Insured.)                    2005 at 102
     500,000  County of Pasquotank, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation (1995                AAA   Aaa
              Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Project), 5.00% Due 6/1/20.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about December 21, 1995 at a
              price of 93.624% of principal amount.)(MBIA Insured.)                       2006 at 102
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 04/09/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.07. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $     98.91     4.90 %      5.29%   5.36%   5.32%   5.40%   5.34%   5.42 %
 500 / $50,000               98.75     4.75        5.29    5.37    5.33    5.41    5.35    5.42
 1,000 / $100,000            98.49     4.50        5.31    5.39    5.34    5.43    5.36    5.45
 2,500 / $250,000            98.24     4.25        5.32    5.41    5.35    5.45    5.37    5.47
 5,000 / $500,000            97.47     3.50        5.36    5.47    5.40    5.51    5.42    5.53
 10,000 / $1,000,000         96.97     3.00        5.39    5.51    5.42    5.55    5.44    5.57
 25,000 / $2,500,000         96.47     2.50        5.42    5.55    5.45    5.59    5.47    5.61
 50,000 / $5,000,000         95.98     2.00        5.45    5.60    5.48    5.64    5.50    5.66
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      33.0%   36.5%   41.0%   44.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.29  % 7.90%   8.33%   8.97%   9.53%
         5.29    7.90    8.33    8.97    9.53
         5.31    7.93    8.36    9.00    9.57
         5.32    7.94    8.38    9.02    9.59
         5.36    8.00    8.44    9.08    9.66
         5.39    8.04    8.49    9.14    9.71
         5.42    8.09    8.54    9.19    9.77
         5.45    8.13    8.58    9.24    9.82
</TABLE>
 
JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
05/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 5/15/96   $   .3049
 Monthly plan            6/15/96       .4356   $ 5.2276
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96      1.3149
                        11/15/96      1.3149     5.2596
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.6388
                         5/15/97      2.6388     5.2786
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 98.98 =   101.030
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/09/96)        interest
 101.030      X   $5.2276        =   $528.14
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN FLORIDA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 225                                                       856
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.37 - 5.59%                                        - Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.47 - 5.73%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 10, 1996                     - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal income tax. Capital
                gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    28.4 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $97.83 to $94.94 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706H4 554 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706H4 562 quarterly payment plan
                6706H4 570 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in Florida
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2020-22                                            28.6%
2023-25                                            42.8%
2026+                                              28.6%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/09/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.39%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.37%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.84%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.62%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 36.0% FEDERAL INCOME TAX RATE.
  TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE
  BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH. TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS,
  ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT GRADE
  LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED AS OF 3/31/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
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 BONDS THIS FLORIDA INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   500,000  State of Florida, State Board of Education, Public Education Capital Outlay  2005 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, 1994 Series C, 5.60% Due 6/1/20. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  Alachua County Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Health Facilities      2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, Series 1996A (Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.
              Project), 5.80% Due 12/1/26. (When issued.)
     500,000  City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, Utilities System Revenue Bonds, Series     2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              1996, 5.50% Due 10/1/25.
     500,000  Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue Bonds, Series 1996B, 5.60% Due       2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              10/1/26.
     500,000  Dade County, Florida, Seaport General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series    2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              1996 (General Obligation Bonds.), 5.125% Due 10/1/21.
     500,000  Dade County, Florida, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1995,    2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              5.50% Due 10/1/25. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              October 19, 1995 at a price of 94.942% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996 (General      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds.), 5.40% Due 7/1/25.                                           1/2
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
</TABLE>
 
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 04/09/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.07. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $     97.83     4.90 %      5.37%   5.47%   5.40%   5.50%   5.42%   5.52 %
 500 / $50,000               97.68     4.75        5.38    5.48    5.41    5.50    5.43    5.52
 1,000 / $100,000            97.42     4.50        5.39    5.50    5.43    5.53    5.45    5.55
 2,500 / $250,000            97.17     4.25        5.41    5.51    5.44    5.54    5.46    5.56
 5,000 / $500,000            96.41     3.50        5.45    5.57    5.48    5.60    5.50    5.62
 10,000 / $1,000,000         95.92     3.00        5.48    5.61    5.51    5.64    5.53    5.66
 25,000 / $2,500,000         95.43     2.50        5.51    5.65    5.54    5.68    5.56    5.70
 50,000 / $5,000,000         94.94     2.00        5.54    5.68    5.57    5.71    5.59    5.73
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      28.0%   31.0%   36.0%   39.6%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.37  % 7.46%   7.78%   8.39%   8.89%
         5.38    7.47    7.80    8.41    8.91
         5.39    7.49    7.81    8.42    8.92
         5.41    7.51    7.84    8.45    8.96
         5.45    7.57    7.90    8.52    9.02
         5.48    7.61    7.94    8.56    9.07
         5.51    7.65    7.99    8.61    9.12
         5.54    7.69    8.03    8.66    9.17
</TABLE>
 
JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
05/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 5/15/96   $   .3063
 Monthly plan            6/15/96       .4377   $ 5.2551
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96      1.3212
                        11/15/96      1.3212     5.2871
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.6514
                         5/15/97      2.6514     5.3061
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 97.90 =   102.145
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/09/96)        interest
 102.145      X   $5.2551        =   $536.78
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN PENNSYLVANIA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 210                                                       856
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.42 - 5.64%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.49 - 5.77%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 10, 1996                     - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    25.2 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.33 to $97.36 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706H8 522 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706H8 530 quarterly payment plan
                6706H8 548 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in Pennsylvania
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2016-18                                            28.6%
2019-21                                            42.8%
2022-24                                            14.3%
2025-27                                            00.0%
2028+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/09/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.74%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.42%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.04%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.84%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.62%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 38.0% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 2.8% STATE INCOME TAX RATE. TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL
  BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH.
  TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
  THE LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED
  AS OF 3/31/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
<PAGE>
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 BONDS THIS PENNSYLVANIA INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   500,000  Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax Revenue Bonds, Series A  2004 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              of 1994, 6.00% Due 12/1/19. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
              about May 12, 1994 at a price of 93.803% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Central Greene School District (Greene County, Pennsylvania), General       2006 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series AA of 1996, 5.25% Due 2/15/24.
     500,000  Delaware County Authority (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Hospital Revenue  2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series of 1995 (Delaware County Memorial Hospital), 5.50% Due
              8/15/19. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about July 27, 1995
              at a price of 94.645% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Bonds, 1995 Series A (Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
              Project), 6.15% Due 8/1/29.
     500,000  Muhlenberg School District, Berks County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation  2006 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series A of 1996, 5.20% Due 4/1/17.
     500,000  Northampton County Industrial Development Authority (Pennsylvania),         2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1995 Series A (Metropolitan
              Edison Company Project), 6.10% Due 7/15/21.
     500,000  City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds,     2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1995, 5.60% Due 8/1/18.
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
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<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 04/09/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.08. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
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<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $    100.33     4.90 %      5.42%   5.49%   5.45%   5.52%   5.47%   5.54 %
 500 / $50,000              100.17     4.75        5.43    5.50    5.46    5.53    5.48    5.55
 1,000 / $100,000            99.91     4.50        5.45    5.52    5.48    5.55    5.50    5.57
 2,500 / $250,000            99.65     4.25        5.46    5.54    5.49    5.57    5.51    5.59
 5,000 / $500,000            98.87     3.50        5.50    5.60    5.53    5.63    5.55    5.65
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.36     3.00        5.53    5.64    5.56    5.67    5.58    5.69
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.86     2.50        5.56    5.68    5.59    5.71    5.61    5.73
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.36     2.00        5.59    5.72    5.62    5.75    5.64    5.77
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
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<CAPTION>
                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      30.0%   33.0%   38.0%   41.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.42  % 7.74%   8.09%   8.74%   9.26%
         5.43    7.76    8.10    8.76    9.28
         5.45    7.79    8.13    8.79    9.32
         5.46    7.80    8.15    8.81    9.33
         5.50    7.86    8.21    8.87    9.40
         5.53    7.90    8.25    8.92    9.45
         5.56    7.94    8.30    8.97    9.50
         5.59    7.99    8.34    9.02    9.56
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JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
05/01/96.
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 5/15/96   $   .3173
 Monthly plan            6/15/96       .4533   $ 5.4401
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96      1.3680
                        11/15/96      1.3680     5.4721
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.7450
                         5/15/97      2.7450     5.4911
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.41 =  99.591
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/09/96)        interest
 99.591       X   $5.4401        =   $541.78
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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