NUVEEN TAX FREE UNIT TRUST SERIES 863
497, 1996-05-09
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NORTH CAROLINA
TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST 297                                                   863
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
5.39 - 5.61%                                        For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Double Tax-Free
5.45 - 5.75%                                        - Dependable Income
DATE OF DEPOSIT: May 9, 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    22.2 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.16 to $97.19 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6710A2 615 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6710A2 623 quarterly payment plan
                6710A2 631 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               57%
                AA                29
                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)
2011-13                                            14.3%
2014-16                                            14.3%
2017-19                                            28.5%
2020-22                                            28.6%
2023+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 05/08/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.14%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.39%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.54%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.96%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.84%
</TABLE>
 
 *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 4/30/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
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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 Medical Care Commission, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Scotland                 AA   --
              Memorial Hospital Project), Series 1993, 5.375% Due 10/1/11. (ASSET GUARAN-
              TEED.)                                                                      2004 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 6/1/21. (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  County of Rutherford, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation (1994                AAA   Aaa
              Public Facilities Project), 6.25% Due 6/1/23. (FGIC Insured.)               2004 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 05/08/96.
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
</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           $    100.16     4.90 %      5.39%   5.45%   5.43%   5.49%   5.45%   5.51 %
 500 / $50,000              100.00     4.75        5.40    5.45    5.44    5.49    5.45    5.51
 1,000 / $100,000            99.74     4.50        5.42    5.48    5.45    5.52    5.47    5.54
 2,500 / $250,000            99.48     4.25        5.43    5.50    5.46    5.54    5.48    5.56
 5,000 / $500,000            98.70     3.50        5.47    5.56    5.51    5.60    5.53    5.62
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.20     3.00        5.50    5.60    5.53    5.64    5.55    5.66
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.69     2.50        5.53    5.65    5.56    5.69    5.58    5.71
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.19     2.00        5.56    5.69    5.59    5.73    5.61    5.75
</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 tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      33.0%   36.5%   41.0%      44.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.39  % 8.04%   8.49%   9.14%      9.71 %
         5.40    8.06    8.50    9.15       9.73
         5.42    8.09    8.54    9.19       9.77
         5.43    8.10    8.55    9.20       9.78
         5.47    8.16    8.61    9.27       9.86
         5.50    8.21    8.66    9.32       9.91
         5.53    8.25    8.71    9.37       9.96
         5.56    8.30    8.76    9.42      10.02
</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
06/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 6/15/96   $   .3300
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4500   $ 5.4033
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .9054
                        11/15/96      1.3581     5.4353
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.2725
                         5/15/97      2.7270     5.4543
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.24 =  99.760
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 05/08/96)        interest
 99.760       X   $5.4033        =   $539.03
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 265                                                       863
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.52 - 5.74%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.57 - 5.83%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: May 9, 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 and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $5,000,000 in 50,000 units
Average Life    28.4 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.91 to $97.93 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67064W 648 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67064W 655 quarterly payment plan
                67064W 663 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 California
</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)
2022                                               10.0%
2023                                               15.0%
2024                                               30.0%
2025                                               30.0%
2026+                                              15.0%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 05/08/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.52%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.52%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.67%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.96%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.84%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 42.0% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 9.30% 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 4/30/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
<PAGE>
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 BONDS THIS CALIFORNIA 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>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   750,000  State of California, Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, 6.00% Due    2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              8/1/24.
     750,000  California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (University of   2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              San Francisco), Series 1996, 6.00% Due 10/1/26. (When issued.)
     750,000  California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Insured Health Facility   2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Revenue Bonds (Catholic Healthcare West), 1996 Series A, 6.00%
              Due 7/1/25. (When issued.)
     500,000  State of California, Department of Water Resources, Central Valley Project,  2005 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              Water System Revenue Bonds, Series O, 5.00% Due 12/1/22.
     750,000  The City of Los Angeles, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds,       2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1994-A, 5.875% Due 6/1/24.
     750,000  County of Madera, California, Certificates of Participation (Valley         2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Children's Hospital Project), Series 1995, 6.125% Due 3/15/23.
     750,000  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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 $ 5,000,000  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 05/08/96.
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
</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           $    100.91     4.90 %      5.52%   5.57%   5.55%   5.60%   5.57%   5.62 %
 500 / $50,000              100.76     4.75        5.53    5.57    5.56    5.60    5.58    5.62
 1,000 / $100,000           100.49     4.50        5.54    5.60    5.57    5.63    5.59    5.65
 2,500 / $250,000           100.23     4.25        5.55    5.61    5.59    5.64    5.61    5.66
 5,000 / $500,000            99.45     3.50        5.60    5.67    5.63    5.70    5.65    5.72
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.94     3.00        5.63    5.71    5.66    5.74    5.68    5.76
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.43     2.50        5.66    5.75    5.69    5.78    5.71    5.80
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.93     2.00        5.69    5.78    5.72    5.81    5.74    5.83
</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 tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      34.5%   37.5%   42.0%      45.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.52  % 8.43%   8.83%   9.52%     10.04 %
         5.53    8.44    8.85    9.53      10.05
         5.54    8.46    8.86    9.55      10.07
         5.55    8.47    8.88    9.57      10.09
         5.60    8.55    8.96    9.66      10.18
         5.63    8.60    9.01    9.71      10.24
         5.66    8.64    9.06    9.76      10.29
         5.69    8.69    9.10    9.81      10.35
</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
06/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 6/15/96   $   .3401
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4638   $ 5.5673
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .9330
                        11/15/96      1.3995     5.5993
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.3400
                         5/15/97      2.8080     5.6183
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.99 =  99.019
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 05/08/96)        interest
 99.019       X   $5.5673        =   $551.27
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NEW JERSEY
INSURED UNIT TRUST 206                                                       863
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.45 - 5.66%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.50 - 5.76%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: May 9, 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 and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    28.2 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.94 to $97.95 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706LA 431 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706LA 449 quarterly payment plan
                6706LA 456 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 New Jersey
</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)
2011-16                                            14.3%
2017-22                                            14.2%
2023-28                                            42.9%
2029+                                              28.6%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 05/08/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.08%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.45%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.43%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.96%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.84%
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 40.0% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 6.37% 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 4/30/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
<PAGE>
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 BONDS THIS NEW JERSEY 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  New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Market Transition Facility       2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 1994A, 5.875% Due 7/1/11.
     250,000  New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Insured Revenue Bonds            2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              (Educational Testing Service Issue), Series 1995A, 6.00% Due 5/15/25.
     500,000  New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of   2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Issue, Series 1995 B,
              250M-5.25% Due 12/1/21,
              250M-5.25% Due 12/1/25.
     500,000  The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Bonds, One      2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Hundredth Series, 5.75% Due 6/15/30.
     500,000  The Essex County Improvement Authority (Essex County, New Jersey), County   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              of Essex General Obligation Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 1995 (Gibraltar
              Building Project), 5.95% Due 12/1/25.
     250,000  The Township of Hillsborough Municipal Utilities Authority (Somerset        2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              County, New Jersey), Revenue Bonds (Series 1995), 5.375% Due 5/1/20.            1/2
              (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  The Pollution Control Financing Authority of Salem County (New Jersey),     2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1994 Series B (Public Service
              Electric and Gas Company Project), 6.25% Due 6/1/31.
     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            8 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 05/08/96.
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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<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           $    100.94     4.90 %      5.45%   5.50%   5.48%   5.53%   5.50%   5.55 %
 500 / $50,000              100.78     4.75        5.45    5.50    5.49    5.53    5.50    5.55
 1,000 / $100,000           100.51     4.50        5.47    5.53    5.50    5.56    5.52    5.58
 2,500 / $250,000           100.25     4.25        5.48    5.54    5.52    5.57    5.53    5.59
 5,000 / $500,000            99.47     3.50        5.53    5.60    5.56    5.63    5.58    5.65
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.96     3.00        5.55    5.64    5.59    5.67    5.61    5.69
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.45     2.50        5.58    5.68    5.62    5.71    5.64    5.73
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.95     2.00        5.61    5.71    5.64    5.74    5.66    5.76
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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.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 Taxable Equivalent Yield (by tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      32.0%   35.0%   40.0%      43.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.45  % 8.01%   8.38%   9.08%      9.65 %
         5.45    8.01    8.38    9.08       9.65
         5.47    8.04    8.42    9.12       9.68
         5.48    8.06    8.43    9.13       9.70
         5.53    8.13    8.51    9.22       9.79
         5.55    8.16    8.54    9.25       9.82
         5.58    8.21    8.58    9.30       9.88
         5.61    8.25    8.63    9.35       9.93
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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
06/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 6/15/96   $   .3357
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4578   $ 5.4969
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .9210
                        11/15/96      1.3815     5.5289
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.3115
                         5/15/97      2.7738     5.5479
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 101.02 =  98.990
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 05/08/96)        interest
 98.990       X   $5.4969        =   $544.14
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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