NUVEEN TAX FREE UNIT TRUST SERIES 864
497, 1996-05-14
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN CONNECTICUT
TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST 280                                                   864
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
5.31 - 5.52%                                        For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Double Tax-Free
5.39 - 5.67%                                        - Dependable Income
DATE OF DEPOSIT: May 14, 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    24.5 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.05 to $97.09 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67064X 109 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67064X 117 quarterly payment plan
                67064X 125 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               71%
                AA                29
                                  ---------
                                  100%
Registration    Registered in Connecticut
</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)
2011-14                                            28.5%
2015-18                                            14.3%
2019-22                                             0.0%
2023-26                                            42.9%
2027+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 05/13/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.70%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.31%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.23%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.90%
 
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 39.0% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 4.5% 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 CONNECTICUT 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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 $   250,000  State of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds (1994 Series A), 5.65% Due                AA-   Aa
              3/15/12.                                                                    2004 at 101
                                                                                              1/2
     250,000  State of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds (1996 Series A), New Money                AA-   Aa
              Bonds, 5.50% Due 5/15/14.                                                   2006 at 101
     500,000  Connecticut Development Authority, Water Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds              AAA   Aaa
              (Bridgeport Hydraulic Company Project-1994A Series), 6.05% Due 3/1/29.
              (MBIA Insured.)                                                             2004 at 102
     500,000  State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue                AAA   --
              Bonds, Bridgeport Hospital Issue, Series C, 5.375% Due 7/1/25. (ConnieLee
              Insured.)                                                                   2006 at 102
     500,000  State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue                AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Kent School Issue, Series B, 5.40% Due 7/1/23. (MBIA Insured.)       2005 at 101
     500,000  State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue                AAA   --
              Bonds, Westminster School Issue, Series A, 5.50% Due 7/1/26. (Original
              issue discount bonds will be delivered on or about May 22, 1996 at a price
              of 93.724% of principal amount.)(When issued.) (MBIA Insured.)              2006 at 101
     500,000  State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue               AA-   A1
              Bonds, Nursing Home Program Issue, Series 1996 (3030 Park Fairfield Health
              Center Project), 6.00% Due 11/1/15. (General Obligation Bonds.) (When
              issued.)                                                                    2006 at 102
     500,000  The University of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, 1996 Series A,                  AAA   Aaa
              5.00% Due 2/1/12. (FGIC Insured.)                                           2006 at 102
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            8 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 05/13/96.
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 $.04. 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           $    100.05     4.90 %      5.31%   5.39%   5.34%   5.42%   5.36%   5.44 %
 500 / $50,000               99.89     4.75        5.32    5.40    5.35    5.43    5.37    5.45
 1,000 / $100,000            99.63     4.50        5.33    5.43    5.36    5.46    5.38    5.48
 2,500 / $250,000            99.37     4.25        5.35    5.44    5.38    5.47    5.40    5.49
 5,000 / $500,000            98.60     3.50        5.39    5.50    5.42    5.53    5.44    5.55
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.09     3.00        5.42    5.54    5.45    5.57    5.47    5.59
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.59     2.50        5.44    5.58    5.48    5.61    5.50    5.63
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.09     2.00        5.47    5.62    5.51    5.65    5.52    5.67
</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      31.0%   34.0%   39.0%      42.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.31  % 7.70%   8.05%   8.70%      9.23 %
         5.32    7.71    8.06    8.72       9.25
         5.33    7.72    8.08    8.74       9.27
         5.35    7.75    8.11    8.77       9.30
         5.39    7.81    8.17    8.84       9.37
         5.42    7.86    8.21    8.89       9.43
         5.44    7.88    8.24    8.92       9.46
         5.47    7.93    8.29    8.97       9.51
</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   $   .2507
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4425   $ 5.3129
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .8904
                        11/15/96      1.3356     5.3449
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.2335
                         5/15/97      2.6802     5.3639
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.09 =  99.910
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 05/13/96)        interest
 99.910       X   $5.3129        =   $530.81
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NATIONAL
INSURED UNIT TRUST 319                                                       864
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.46 - 5.68%                                        - Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.50 - 5.76%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: May 14, 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 but may
                be subject to state and local tax. Capital gains
                are taxable.
Total Principal $10,000,000 in 100,000 units
Average Life    28.1 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.75 to $97.77 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6710A4 769 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6710A4 777 quarterly payment plan
                6710A4 785 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 all states
</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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PORTFOLIO INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
 
<TABLE>
<S>               <C>        <C>        <C>               <C>        <C>        <C>               <C>        <C>
California             23.7  %          Colorado                9.6  %          Illinois               10.5  %
Massachusetts          10.5             New Jersey             10.8             New York               16.4
Texas                   9.8             Utah                    8.7
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Descrtiption of Chart)
2020-22                                            27.5%
2023-25                                            52.5%
2026-28                                            10.0%
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
2029+                                               10.0
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 05/13/96*
  (Descrition of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.53%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.46%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.26%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.90%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.84%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 36.0% FEDERAL AND 5.0% STATE INCOME
  TAX RATES. 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 NATIONAL 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>
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 $   350,000  State of California, Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, 6.00% Due                 AAA   Aaa
              8/1/24.                                                                     2004 at 102
   1,000,000  California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (University of                AAA   Aaa
              San Francisco), Series 1996, 6.00% Due 10/1/26. (When issued.)              2006 at 102
     900,000  County of Madera, California, Certificates of Participation (Valley                      AAA   Aaa
              Children's Hospital Project), Series 1995, 6.125% Due 3/15/23.              2005 at 102
   1,000,000  City and County of Denver, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series                AAA   Aaa
              1996A, 5.50% Due 11/15/25. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
              about March 28, 1996 at a price of 93.497% of principal amount.)            2006 at 101
   1,000,000  Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 1994A                        AAA   Aaa
              (Northwestern Memorial Hospital), 6.00% Due 8/15/24.                        2004 at 102
     250,000  Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (Illinois), McCormick Place                   AAA   Aaa
              Expansion Project Bonds, Series 1994B, 0.00% Due 6/15/22. (Original issue
              discount bonds delivered on or about June 23, 1994 at a price of 15.821% of
              principal amount.)                                                          No Optional
                                                                                              Call
   1,000,000  Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue Bonds, 1994 Series              AAA   Aaa
              A, 6.00% Due 8/1/24.                                                        2004 at 101
                                                                                              1/2
   1,000,000  The Pollution Control Financing Authority of Salem County (New Jersey),                  AAA   Aaa
              Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1994 Series C (Public Service
              Electric and Gas Company Project), 6.20% Due 8/1/30.                        2004 at 102
   1,500,000  New York City (New York), Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and                   AAA   Aaa
              Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 1996 Series B, 6.25% Due 6/15/20. (When
              issued.)                                                                    2006 at 101
   1,000,000  City of Austin, Texas, Combined Utility Systems Revenue Refunding Bonds,                 AAA   Aaa
              Series 1995, 5.60% Due 5/15/25.                                             2005 at 100
   1,000,000  Intermountain Power Agency (Utah), Power Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds,                 AAA   Aaa
              1996 Series D, 5.00% Due 7/1/21. (Original issue discount bonds delivered
              on or about February 27, 1996 at a price of 94.504% of principal amount.)   2006 at 102
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 $10,000,000  TOTAL             11 BONDS FROM 8 STATES
</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 05/13/96.
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 $.04. 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           $    100.75     4.90 %      5.46%   5.50%   5.49%   5.53%   5.51%   5.55 %
 500 / $50,000              100.59     4.75        5.47    5.50    5.50    5.53    5.52    5.55
 1,000 / $100,000           100.32     4.50        5.48    5.53    5.52    5.56    5.53    5.58
 2,500 / $250,000           100.06     4.25        5.50    5.54    5.53    5.57    5.55    5.59
 5,000 / $500,000            99.28     3.50        5.54    5.60    5.57    5.63    5.59    5.65
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.77     3.00        5.57    5.64    5.60    5.67    5.62    5.69
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.27     2.50        5.60    5.68    5.63    5.71    5.65    5.73
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.77     2.00        5.63    5.71    5.66    5.74    5.68    5.76
</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>
         5.46  % 7.58%   7.91%   8.53%   9.04%
         5.47    7.60    7.93    8.55    9.06
         5.48    7.61    7.94    8.56    9.07
         5.50    7.64    7.97    8.59    9.11
         5.54    7.69    8.03    8.66    9.17
         5.57    7.74    8.07    8.70    9.22
         5.60    7.78    8.12    8.75    9.27
         5.63    7.82    8.16    8.80    9.32
</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   $   .2545
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4584   $ 5.5010
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .9216
                        11/15/96      1.3824     5.5330
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.3130
                         5/15/97      2.7756     5.5520
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.79 =  99.216
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 05/13/96)        interest
 99.216       X   $5.5010        =   $545.79
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN MASSACHUSETTS
INSURED UNIT TRUST 136                                                       864
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.39 - 5.60%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.45 - 5.72%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: May 14, 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    27.1 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $101.17 to $98.17 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           670947 670 monthly payment plan
Numbers         670947 688 quarterly payment plan
                670947 696 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 Massachusetts
</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)
2013-16                                            14.2%
2017-20                                             0.0%
2021-24                                            42.9%
2025+                                              42.9%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 05/13/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.54%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.39%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.84%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.90%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.84%
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 43.5% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 12.0% 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 MASSACHUSETTS INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
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                                                                                                        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  Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, General Transportation System   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, 1995 Series A, 5.75% Due 3/1/25. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Newton-Wellesley Hospital Issue, Series E, 6.00% Due 7/1/25.
     500,000  Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,   2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Smith College Issue, Series D, 5.75% Due 7/1/24.
     500,000  Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,   2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Suffolk University Issue, Series C, 5.75% Due 7/1/26.
     500,000  Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency Revenue Bonds, Phillips Academy     2008 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Issue, Series 1993, 5.375% Due 9/1/23.
     500,000  Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue Bonds, 1994 Series  2004 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              A, 6.00% Due 8/1/24.                                                            1/2
     250,000  Town of Andover, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, 5.375% Due        2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              11/15/15.
     250,000  Quabbin Regional School District, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds   2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              (Junior-Senior High School Project), 5.15% Due 6/15/13.
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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
 
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The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 05/13/96.
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 $.05. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
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                          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           $    101.17     4.90 %      5.39%   5.45%   5.42%   5.48%   5.44%   5.50 %
 500 / $50,000              101.01     4.75        5.40    5.46    5.43    5.49    5.45    5.51
 1,000 / $100,000           100.74     4.50        5.41    5.48    5.44    5.51    5.46    5.53
 2,500 / $250,000           100.48     4.25        5.43    5.50    5.46    5.53    5.48    5.55
 5,000 / $500,000            99.70     3.50        5.47    5.56    5.50    5.59    5.52    5.61
 10,000 / $1,000,000         99.19     3.00        5.50    5.60    5.53    5.63    5.55    5.64
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.68     2.50        5.52    5.63    5.56    5.66    5.58    5.68
 50,000 / $5,000,000         98.17     2.00        5.55    5.67    5.59    5.70    5.60    5.72
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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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                 Taxable Equivalent Yield (by tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      36.5%   39.5%   43.5%      47.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.39  % 8.49%   8.91%   9.54%     10.17 %
         5.40    8.50    8.93    9.56      10.19
         5.41    8.52    8.94    9.58      10.21
         5.43    8.55    8.98    9.61      10.25
         5.47    8.61    9.04    9.68      10.32
         5.50    8.66    9.09    9.73      10.38
         5.52    8.69    9.12    9.77      10.42
         5.55    8.74    9.17    9.82      10.47
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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.
 
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                                                 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   $   .2573
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4542   $ 5.4513
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .9138
                        11/15/96      1.3707     5.4833
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.2920
                         5/15/97      2.7504     5.5023
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 101.22 =  98.794
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 05/13/96)        interest
 98.794       X   $5.4513        =   $538.56
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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