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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN CONNECTICUT
TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST 281                                                   871
    
 
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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 - 5.68%                                        - Dependable Income
DATE OF DEPOSIT: June 19, 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    21.9 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.84 to $96.89 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67064X 133 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67064X 141 quarterly payment plan
                67064X 158 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)
2012-15                                            45.7%
2016-19                                            25.7%
2020-23                                             0.0%
2024-27                                            14.3%
2028+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 06/18/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.70%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.31%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.43%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.10%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.94%
</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 5/31/96.
 
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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 $   500,000  State of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds (1995 Series B), 5.375% Due               AA-   Aa
              10/1/14.                                                                    2005 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  Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative, Power Supply System                   AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, 1996 Series A, 5.00% Due 1/1/12. (MBIA Insured.)             2006 at 102
     500,000  State of Connecticut, Special Tax Obligation Bonds, Transportation                       AAA   Aaa
              Infrastructure Purposes, 1994 Series B, 6.25% Due 10/1/14. (FGIC Insured.)  2004 at 101
     500,000  The University of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, 1996 Series A,                  AAA   Aaa
              5.00% Due 2/1/16. (FGIC Insured.)                                           2006 at 102
     500,000  Town of Glastonbury, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Issue of 1996,  2006 at 102  --   Aa1
              100M-5.75% Due 6/15/15,
              400M-5.75% Due 6/15/16.
              (When issued.)
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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 06/18/96.
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           $     99.84     4.90 %      5.31%   5.39%   5.34%   5.42%   5.36%   5.44 %
 500 / $50,000               99.69     4.75        5.31    5.40    5.35    5.43    5.36    5.45
 1,000 / $100,000            99.42     4.50        5.33    5.43    5.36    5.46    5.38    5.48
 2,500 / $250,000            99.16     4.25        5.34    5.44    5.37    5.47    5.39    5.49
 5,000 / $500,000            98.39     3.50        5.38    5.51    5.42    5.54    5.44    5.56
 10,000 / $1,000,000         97.89     3.00        5.41    5.55    5.44    5.58    5.46    5.60
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.38     2.50        5.44    5.59    5.47    5.62    5.49    5.64
 50,000 / $5,000,000         96.89     2.00        5.47    5.63    5.50    5.67    5.52    5.68
</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 %
         5.31    7.70    8.05    8.70       9.23
         5.33    7.72    8.08    8.74       9.27
         5.34    7.74    8.09    8.75       9.29
         5.38    7.80    8.15    8.82       9.36
         5.41    7.84    8.20    8.87       9.41
         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
08/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 8/15/96   $   .6178
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .4413   $ 5.2968
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.3320
                         2/15/97      1.3320     5.3288
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.3365
                         5/15/97      2.6730     5.3478
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 99.91 =   100.090
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 06/18/96)        interest
 100.090      X   $5.2968        =   $530.16
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NORTH CAROLINA
TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST 298                                                   871
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
5.33 - 5.55%                                        For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Double Tax-Free
5.42 - 5.71%                                        - Dependable Income
DATE OF DEPOSIT: June 19, 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    23.4 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $98.74 to $95.82 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6710A2 649 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6710A2 656 quarterly payment plan
                6710A2 664 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 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)
2012-15                                            28.5%
2016-19                                            14.3%
2020-23                                            42.9%
2024+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 06/18/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.03%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.33%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.70%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.10%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.94%
</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 5/31/96.
 
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 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>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   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  Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, University of North              AA   Aa
              Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill, Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, 5.25% Due
              2/15/26.                                                                    2006 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  Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (North Carolina), Airport Revenue                       AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Bonds, Series 1993, 5.125% Due 7/1/12. (MBIA Insured.)            2004 at 102
     500,000  County of Pitt, North Carolina, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Revenue                    AA-   Aa
              Bonds, Series 1995, 5.50% Due 12/1/15.                                      2005 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
</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 06/18/96.
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           $     98.74     4.90 %      5.33%   5.42%   5.36%   5.46%   5.38%   5.48 %
 500 / $50,000               98.58     4.75        5.34    5.42    5.37    5.46    5.39    5.48
 1,000 / $100,000            98.32     4.50        5.35    5.45    5.39    5.49    5.41    5.51
 2,500 / $250,000            98.07     4.25        5.37    5.46    5.40    5.50    5.42    5.52
 5,000 / $500,000            97.31     3.50        5.41    5.53    5.44    5.57    5.46    5.59
 10,000 / $1,000,000         96.80     3.00        5.44    5.57    5.47    5.61    5.49    5.63
 25,000 / $2,500,000         96.31     2.50        5.47    5.61    5.50    5.65    5.52    5.67
 50,000 / $5,000,000         95.82     2.00        5.49    5.65    5.53    5.69    5.55    5.71
</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>
         5.33  % 7.96%   8.39%   9.03%      9.60 %
         5.34    7.97    8.41    9.05       9.62
         5.35    7.99    8.43    9.07       9.64
         5.37    8.01    8.46    9.10       9.68
         5.41    8.07    8.52    9.17       9.75
         5.44    8.12    8.57    9.22       9.80
         5.47    8.16    8.61    9.27       9.86
         5.49    8.19    8.65    9.31       9.89
</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
08/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 8/15/96   $   .6140
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .4386   $ 5.2637
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.3239
                         2/15/97      1.3239     5.2957
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.3284
                         5/15/97      2.6568     5.3147
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 98.81 =   101.204
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 06/18/96)        interest
 101.204      X   $5.2637        =   $532.71
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 267                                                       871
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.44 - 5.66%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.49 - 5.77%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: June 19, 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    26.3 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $101.53 to $98.53 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67064W 705 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67064W 713 quarterly payment plan
                67064W 721 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)
2014-17                                            14.3%
2018-21                                            28.6%
2022-25                                            14.3%
2026+                                              42.8%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 06/18/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.38%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.44%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.83%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.10%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.94%
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
 *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 5/31/96.
 
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>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   500,000  State of California, Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, 5.90% Due    2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              3/1/25.
     500,000  California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Insured Health Facility   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Revenue Bonds (Catholic Healthcare West), 1995 Series A, 5.75%
              Due 7/1/15. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about May 25,
              1995 at a price of 94.752% of principal amount.)
     500,000  California State University, Sacramento Student Union Refunding Revenue     2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series C, 6.00% Due 3/1/26.
     500,000  Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (California),      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Proposition A-2nd Tier, Series 1996,
              6.00% Due 7/1/26. (When issued.)
     500,000  County of Orange, California, 1996 Recovery Certificates of Participation,  2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series A, 6.00% Due 7/1/26.
     500,000  Saddleback Community College District (Orange County, California),          2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Certificates of Participation (1996 Capital Improvement Financing Project),
              5.50% Due 6/1/21. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about June
              4, 1996 at a price of 94.555% of principal amount.)
     500,000  County of Stanislaus (California), Refunding Certificates of Participation  2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              (Capital Improvement Program), Series A of 1996, 5.25% Due 5/1/18.
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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 06/18/96.
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           $    101.53     4.90 %      5.44%   5.49%   5.47%   5.53%   5.49%   5.54 %
 500 / $50,000              101.38     4.75        5.45    5.49    5.48    5.53    5.50    5.55
 1,000 / $100,000           101.11     4.50        5.46    5.52    5.49    5.56    5.51    5.58
 2,500 / $250,000           100.85     4.25        5.48    5.53    5.51    5.57    5.53    5.59
 5,000 / $500,000           100.06     3.50        5.52    5.59    5.55    5.63    5.57    5.65
 10,000 / $1,000,000         99.55     3.00        5.55    5.63    5.58    5.67    5.60    5.69
 25,000 / $2,500,000         99.04     2.50        5.58    5.67    5.61    5.71    5.63    5.73
 50,000 / $5,000,000         98.53     2.00        5.60    5.71    5.64    5.75    5.66    5.77
</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>
         5.44  % 8.31%   8.70%   9.38%      9.89 %
         5.45    8.32    8.72    9.40       9.91
         5.46    8.34    8.74    9.41       9.93
         5.48    8.37    8.77    9.45       9.96
         5.52    8.43    8.83    9.52      10.04
         5.55    8.47    8.88    9.57      10.09
         5.58    8.52    8.93    9.62      10.15
         5.60    8.55    8.96    9.66      10.18
</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
08/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 8/15/96   $   .6438
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .4599   $ 5.5218
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.3878
                         2/15/97      1.3878     5.5538
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.3932
                         5/15/97      2.7864     5.5728
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 101.61 =  98.415
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 06/18/96)        interest
 98.415       X   $5.5218        =   $543.43
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NEW YORK
INSURED UNIT TRUST 252                                                       871
    
 
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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%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.49 - 5.76%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: June 19, 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    28.0 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $102.24 to $99.21 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67101K 854 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67101K 862 quarterly payment plan
                67101K 870 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 York
</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)
2019-21                                            14.3%
2022-24                                            28.6%
2025+                                              57.1%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 06/18/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.18%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.46%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.64%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.10%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.94%
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 40.5% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 7.125% 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 5/31/96.
 
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 YORK 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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 $   500,000  The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Consolidated Bonds, One       2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Hundred Fourth Series, 4.75% Due 1/15/26. (Original issue discount bonds
              delivered on or about February 14, 1996 at a price of 91.788% of principal
              amount.)
     500,000  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Facilities        2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1995 A (Consolidated Edison Company of New
              York, Inc. Project), 6.10% Due 8/15/20.
     500,000  New York Local Government Assistance Corporation (New York), Series 1995A   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, 6.00% Due 4/1/24.
     500,000  New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, Mental Health        2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Services Facilities Improvement Revenue Bonds, 1995 Series A, 6.00% Due
              2/15/25. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  The City of New York, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 1996       2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Series D, 6.00% Due 2/15/25.
     500,000  Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York), Transit Facilities        2004 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, Series O, 6.00% Due 7/1/24. (Original issue discount bonds       1/2
              delivered on or about July 12, 1994 at a price of 94.875% of principal
              amount.)
     500,000  New York City, New York, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and Sewer  2005 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 1996 Series A, 6.00% Due 6/15/25.
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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 06/18/96.
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           $    102.24     4.90 %      5.46%   5.49%   5.49%   5.52%   5.51%   5.54 %
 500 / $50,000              102.08     4.75        5.47    5.50    5.50    5.53    5.52    5.55
 1,000 / $100,000           101.81     4.50        5.48    5.52    5.51    5.55    5.53    5.57
 2,500 / $250,000           101.55     4.25        5.50    5.54    5.53    5.57    5.55    5.59
 5,000 / $500,000           100.76     3.50        5.54    5.60    5.57    5.63    5.59    5.65
 10,000 / $1,000,000        100.24     3.00        5.57    5.64    5.60    5.67    5.62    5.69
 25,000 / $2,500,000         99.72     2.50        5.60    5.67    5.63    5.71    5.65    5.72
 50,000 / $5,000,000         99.21     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 tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      33.0%   36.0%   40.5%      44.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.46  % 8.15%   8.53%   9.18%      9.75 %
         5.47    8.16    8.55    9.19       9.77
         5.48    8.18    8.56    9.21       9.79
         5.50    8.21    8.59    9.24       9.82
         5.54    8.27    8.66    9.31       9.89
         5.57    8.31    8.70    9.36       9.95
         5.60    8.36    8.75    9.41      10.00
         5.63    8.40    8.80    9.46      10.05
</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
08/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 8/15/96   $   .6510
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .4650   $ 5.5827
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.4031
                         2/15/97      1.4031     5.6147
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.4076
                         5/15/97      2.8152     5.6337
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 102.32 =  97.732
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 06/18/96)        interest
 97.732       X   $5.5827        =   $545.61
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>


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