NUVEEN TAX FREE TRUST SERIES 875
497, 1996-07-11
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN INTERMEDIATE
INSURED UNIT TRUST 86                                                        875
    
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
4.64 - 4.78%                                        - Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
4.60 - 4.91%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: July 11, 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 $5,000,000 in 50,000 units
Average Life    9.9 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.88 to $98.93 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67093J 311 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67093J 329 quarterly payment plan
                67093J 337 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              4.3  %          Illinois               24.3  %          Indiana                 6.7  %
Massachusetts          10.4             Michigan               10.2             Ohio                   10.6
Oklahoma               11.2             Virginia               11.1             Washington             11.2
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Descrtiption of Chart)
2005                                               18.0%
2006                                               82.0%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
</TABLE>
 
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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 INTERMEDIATE 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  North Slope Borough, Alaska, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1995A, 0.00%  No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Due 6/30/06. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about August        Call
              22, 1995 at a price of 54.043% of principal amount.)
     200,000  San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission (California), Second    No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Senior Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, 1993 Series A Refunding, 5.25% Due 4/1/06.      Call
     400,000  State of Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series of December 1995,       No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              5.125% Due 12/1/05.                                                             Call
     750,000  Public Building Commission of Chicago (Illinois), Building Revenue Bonds,   No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Series A of 1993 (Board of Education of the City of Chicago), 5.25% Due         Call
              12/1/06. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     300,000  The Trustees of Purdue University (Indiana), Purdue University Student Fee  No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series M, 5.45% Due 7/1/06. (When issued.)                               Call
     500,000  Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, Power Supply System     No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, 1993 Series A, 5.10% Due 7/1/06.                                 Call
     500,000  City of Detroit, Michigan, Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Series     2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              1995-A, 5.00% Due 7/1/06.
     500,000  City of Cleveland, Ohio, Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series   No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              1993, 5.20% Due 9/1/06.                                                         Call
     500,000  Tulsa (Oklahoma), Industrial Authority, Revenue and Refunding Bonds (The    No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              University of Tulsa), Series 1996A, 5.50% Due 10/1/05.                          Call
     500,000  Industrial Development Authority of Brunswick County, Virginia,             No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Correctional Facility Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, 5.45% Due 7/1/06.       Call
     500,000  State of Washington, Various Purpose General Obligation Refunding Bonds,    No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Series R-96B, 5.50% Due 7/1/06.                                                 Call
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 $ 5,000,000  TOTAL             11 BONDS FROM 10 STATES
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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 07/10/96.
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 $.06. 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           $    100.88     3.90 %      4.64%   4.60%   4.67%   4.64%   4.69%   4.66 %
 500 / $50,000              100.67     3.70        4.65    4.63    4.68    4.67    4.70    4.69
 1,000 / $100,000           100.47     3.50        4.66    4.66    4.69    4.70    4.71    4.72
 2,500 / $250,000           100.21     3.25        4.67    4.68    4.70    4.72    4.72    4.74
 5,000 / $500,000            99.95     3.00        4.68    4.72    4.71    4.76    4.73    4.78
 10,000 / $1,000,000         99.69     2.75        4.69    4.75    4.73    4.79    4.74    4.81
 25,000 / $2,500,000         99.44     2.50        4.70    4.79    4.74    4.83    4.76    4.85
 50,000 / $5,000,000         98.93     2.00        4.73    4.85    4.76    4.89    4.78    4.91
</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>
         4.64  % 6.44%   6.72%   7.25%   7.68%
         4.65    6.46    6.74    7.27    7.70
         4.66    6.47    6.75    7.28    7.72
         4.67    6.49    6.77    7.30    7.73
         4.68    6.50    6.78    7.31    7.75
         4.69    6.51    6.80    7.33    7.76
         4.70    6.53    6.81    7.34    7.78
         4.73    6.57    6.86    7.39    7.83
</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   $   .2598
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .3897   $ 4.6784
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.1772
                         2/15/97      1.1772     4.7104
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.1817
                         5/15/97      2.3634     4.7294
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.94 =  99.068
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 07/10/96)        interest
 99.068       X   $4.6784        =   $463.48
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN COLORADO
INSURED UNIT TRUST 64                                                        875
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.28 - 5.49%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.38 - 5.65%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: July 11, 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    24.5 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $98.70 to $95.78 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706E9 432 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706E9 440 quarterly payment plan
                6706E9 457 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 Colorado
</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                                            28.5%
2018-21                                            28.6%
2022-25                                            28.6%
2026+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 07/10/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.66%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.28%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.45%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.08%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.79%
</TABLE>
 
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 *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 5.0% 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 6/30/96.
 
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 COLORADO 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  Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Improvement and      2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Bonds (Boulder Community Hospital Project), Series 1994B, 5.875%
              Due 10/1/23.
     500,000  Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds (The           2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Children's Hospital Association Project), Series 1996, 5.25% Due 10/1/26.
     500,000  State of Colorado, Department of Higher Education, by State Board for       2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Community Colleges and Occupational Education, Systemwide Revenue Bonds
              (Front Range Community College-Westminister Campus Project), Series 1995,
              5.70% Due 11/1/15.
     500,000  City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Utilities System Improvement and        2004 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1994A, 5.125% Due 11/15/19.
     500,000  City and County of Denver, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              1995A, 5.60% Due 11/15/20.
     500,000  Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, Garfield, Pitkin and Eagle Counties,  2005 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              Colorado, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1995, 5.20% Due
              12/15/14.
     500,000  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996 (General      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds.), 5.40% Due 7/1/25.                                           1/2
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
</TABLE>
 
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 07/10/96.
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           $     98.70     4.90 %      5.28%   5.38%   5.31%   5.41%   5.33%   5.42 %
 500 / $50,000               98.54     4.75        5.29    5.38    5.32    5.41    5.34    5.43
 1,000 / $100,000            98.28     4.50        5.30    5.41    5.33    5.44    5.35    5.46
 2,500 / $250,000            98.03     4.25        5.31    5.42    5.35    5.45    5.37    5.47
 5,000 / $500,000            97.26     3.50        5.36    5.49    5.39    5.52    5.41    5.54
 10,000 / $1,000,000         96.76     3.00        5.38    5.52    5.42    5.55    5.44    5.57
 25,000 / $2,500,000         96.27     2.50        5.41    5.56    5.45    5.59    5.47    5.61
 50,000 / $5,000,000         95.78     2.00        5.44    5.60    5.47    5.63    5.49    5.65
</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      31.5%   34.5%   39.0%      42.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.28  % 7.71%   8.06%   8.66%      9.18 %
         5.29    7.72    8.08    8.67       9.20
         5.30    7.74    8.09    8.69       9.22
         5.31    7.75    8.11    8.70       9.23
         5.36    7.82    8.18    8.79       9.32
         5.38    7.85    8.21    8.82       9.36
         5.41    7.90    8.26    8.87       9.41
         5.44    7.94    8.31    8.92       9.46
</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   $   .2894
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .4341   $ 5.2103
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.3104
                         2/15/97      1.3104     5.2423
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.3149
                         5/15/97      2.6298     5.2613
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 98.77 =   101.245
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 07/10/96)        interest
 101.245      X   $5.2103        =   $527.52
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN GEORGIA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 52                                                        875
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.28 - 5.49%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.30 - 5.59%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: July 11, 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    25.3 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.90 to $97.92 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67101M 850 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67101M 868 quarterly payment plan
                67101M 876 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 Georgia
</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)
2012-14                                            14.3%
2015-17                                            14.3%
2018-20                                             0.0%
2021-23                                            28.5%
2024+                                              42.9%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 07/10/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.80%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.28%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.53%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.08%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.79%
</TABLE>
 
 *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% 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 6/30/96.
 
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 GEORGIA 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  Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, General Power Revenue Bonds, 1993A  No Optional AAA   Aaa
              Series, 5.50% Due 1/1/12.                                                       Call
     500,000  City of Atlanta (Georgia), General Obligation Bonds, Public Improvement     2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series 1994A, 6.125% Due 12/1/23.
     500,000  Cherokee County (Georgia), Water and Sewerage Authority, Water and Sewerage  No Optional AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, Refunding and Improvements Series 1993, 5.50% Due 8/1/23.        Call
     500,000  Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority (Georgia), Revenue        No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Bonds, Series 1993, 5.625% Due 10/1/26.                               Call
     250,000  The Hospital Authority of Crisp County, Georgia, Revenue Certificates       No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              (Crisp Regional Hospital Project), Series 1996, 5.45% Due 7/1/15. (General      Call
              Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  Development Authority of DeKalb County (Georgia), Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds  2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              (Emory University Project), Series 1995A, 5.375% Due 11/1/25.
     250,000  Paulding County School District (Georgia), General Obligation School Bonds,  2005 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              Series 1995, 5.50% Due 2/1/15.
     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
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $ 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 07/10/96.
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           $    100.90     4.90 %      5.28%   5.30%   5.31%   5.34%   5.33%   5.36 %
 500 / $50,000              100.75     4.75        5.28    5.31    5.32    5.35    5.33    5.37
 1,000 / $100,000           100.48     4.50        5.30    5.33    5.33    5.37    5.35    5.39
 2,500 / $250,000           100.22     4.25        5.31    5.35    5.34    5.39    5.36    5.41
 5,000 / $500,000            99.44     3.50        5.35    5.41    5.39    5.45    5.41    5.47
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.93     3.00        5.38    5.45    5.41    5.49    5.43    5.51
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.42     2.50        5.41    5.49    5.44    5.53    5.46    5.55
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.92     2.00        5.44    5.52    5.47    5.56    5.49    5.59
</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      32.5%   35.0%   40.0%      43.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.28  % 7.82%   8.12%   8.80%      9.26 %
         5.28    7.82    8.12    8.80       9.26
         5.30    7.85    8.15    8.83       9.30
         5.31    7.87    8.17    8.85       9.32
         5.35    7.93    8.23    8.92       9.39
         5.38    7.97    8.28    8.97       9.44
         5.41    8.01    8.32    9.02       9.49
         5.44    8.06    8.37    9.07       9.54
</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   $   .2956
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .4434   $ 5.3238
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.3383
                         2/15/97      1.3383     5.3558
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.3437
                         5/15/97      2.6874     5.3748
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.97 =  99.039
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 07/10/96)        interest
 99.039       X   $5.3238        =   $527.26
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN MASSACHUSETTS
INSURED UNIT TRUST 138                                                       875
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.41 - 5.62%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.50 - 5.78%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: July 11, 1996                      - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    26.6 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.48 to $96.54 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           670947 738 monthly payment plan
Numbers         670947 746 quarterly payment plan
                670947 753 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)
2013-15                                            14.3%
2016-18                                             0.0%
2019-21                                            14.3%
2022-24                                            28.5%
2025+                                              42.9%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 07/10/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.58%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.41%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       8.05%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.08%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.97%
</TABLE>
 
 *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 6/30/96.
 
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 MASSACHUSETTS 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  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,   2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              New England Medical Center Hospitals Issue, Series G-1, 5.375% Due 7/1/24.
     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,   2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Suffolk University Issue, Series C, 5.75% Due 7/1/26.
     500,000  Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds (College of the Holy  2006 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              Cross-1996 Issue), 5.50% Due 3/1/20.
     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
     500,000  Quabbin Regional School District, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds   2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              (Junior-Senior High School Project), 5.00% Due 6/15/15.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
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 07/10/96.
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           $     99.48     4.90 %      5.41%   5.50%   5.44%   5.54%   5.46%   5.56 %
 500 / $50,000               99.33     4.75        5.41    5.51    5.45    5.55    5.47    5.57
 1,000 / $100,000            99.07     4.50        5.43    5.53    5.46    5.57    5.48    5.59
 2,500 / $250,000            98.81     4.25        5.44    5.54    5.48    5.58    5.49    5.60
 5,000 / $500,000            98.04     3.50        5.49    5.61    5.52    5.65    5.54    5.67
 10,000 / $1,000,000         97.54     3.00        5.51    5.64    5.55    5.68    5.57    5.70
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.04     2.50        5.54    5.68    5.58    5.72    5.59    5.74
 50,000 / $5,000,000         96.54     2.00        5.57    5.72    5.60    5.76    5.62    5.78
</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      36.5%   39.5%   43.5%      47.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.41  % 8.52%   8.94%   9.58%     10.21 %
         5.41    8.52    8.94    9.58      10.21
         5.43    8.55    8.98    9.61      10.25
         5.44    8.57    8.99    9.63      10.26
         5.49    8.65    9.07    9.72      10.36
         5.51    8.68    9.11    9.75      10.40
         5.54    8.72    9.16    9.81      10.45
         5.57    8.77    9.21    9.86      10.51
</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   $   .2986
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .4479   $ 5.3780
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.3518
                         2/15/97      1.3518     5.4100
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.3572
                         5/15/97      2.7144     5.4290
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 99.55 =   100.452
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 07/10/96)        interest
 100.452      X   $5.3780        =   $540.23
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NEW JERSEY
INSURED UNIT TRUST 209                                                       875
    
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   
<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.32 - 5.54%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.38 - 5.64%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: July 11, 1996                      - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    28.5 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.37 to $97.40 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706LA 522 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706LA 530 quarterly payment plan
                6706LA 548 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in 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>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2015-18                                            14.3%
2019-22                                            14.3%
2023-26                                            42.8%
2027+                                              28.6%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 07/10/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.87%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.32%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.56%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.08%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.97%
</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 6/30/96.
 
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, 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, 5.25% Due
              12/1/21.
     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  New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System       2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, 1995 Series A, 5.00% Due 6/15/15. (Original issue discount bonds
              delivered on or about August 3, 1995 at a price of 90.629% of principal
              amount.)
     500,000  Delaware River Port Authority (New Jersey and Pennsylvania), Revenue Bonds,  2006 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              Series of 1995, 5.50% Due 1/1/26.
     500,000  The Pollution Control Financing Authority of Salem County (New Jersey),     2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1994 Series C (Public Service
              Electric and Gas Company Project), 6.20% Due 8/1/30.
     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
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
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 07/10/96.
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           $    100.37     4.90 %      5.32%   5.38%   5.36%   5.41%   5.38%   5.43 %
 500 / $50,000              100.21     4.75        5.33    5.39    5.37    5.42    5.38    5.44
 1,000 / $100,000            99.95     4.50        5.35    5.41    5.38    5.44    5.40    5.46
 2,500 / $250,000            99.69     4.25        5.36    5.42    5.39    5.45    5.41    5.47
 5,000 / $500,000            98.91     3.50        5.40    5.48    5.44    5.51    5.45    5.53
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.40     3.00        5.43    5.52    5.46    5.55    5.48    5.57
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.90     2.50        5.46    5.56    5.49    5.59    5.51    5.61
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.40     2.00        5.49    5.59    5.52    5.62    5.54    5.64
</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      32.0%   35.0%   40.0%      43.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.32  % 7.82%   8.18%   8.87%      9.42 %
         5.33    7.84    8.20    8.88       9.43
         5.35    7.87    8.23    8.92       9.47
         5.36    7.88    8.25    8.93       9.49
         5.40    7.94    8.31    9.00       9.56
         5.43    7.99    8.35    9.05       9.61
         5.46    8.03    8.40    9.10       9.66
         5.49    8.07    8.45    9.15       9.72
</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   $   .2968
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .4452   $ 5.3444
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.3437
                         2/15/97      1.3437     5.3764
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.3482
                         5/15/97      2.6964     5.3954
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.44 =  99.561
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 07/10/96)        interest
 99.561       X   $5.3444        =   $532.09
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN OHIO
INSURED UNIT TRUST 135                                                       875
    
 
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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 - 5.61%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.43 - 5.69%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: July 11, 1996                      - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    29.0 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.89 to $97.91 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67102G 225 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67102G 233 quarterly payment plan
                67102G 241 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 Ohio
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<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.
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<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2020-22                                            28.6%
2023-25                                            28.5%
2026-28                                            28.6%
2029+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 07/10/96*
  (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                          7.08%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.97%
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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 7.5% 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 6/30/96.
 
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 OHIO 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  State of Ohio, Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Air Quality          2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1995 Series (The Dayton Power and
              Light Company Project), 6.10% Due 9/1/30.
     500,000  State of Ohio, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, 1996 Series A, Issued by the Ohio    2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Turnpike Commission, 5.50% Due 2/15/26. (Original issue discount bonds
              delivered on or about June 20, 1996 at a price of 93.50% of principal
              amount.)
     500,000  Ohio Water Development Authority, State of Ohio, Water Development Revenue  2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, 1995 Fresh Water Series, 5.90% Due 12/1/21.
     500,000  County of Cuyahoga, Ohio, Hospital Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds,  2006 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              Series 1996A (University Hospitals Health System, Inc. Project), 5.625% Due
              1/15/26.
     500,000  County of Mahoning, Ohio, Hospital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 1995   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              (Western Reserve Care System Project), 5.50% Due 10/15/25.
     500,000  Sylvania City School District, Ohio, General Obligation School Improvement  2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series 1995, 5.75% Due 12/1/22.
     500,000  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996 (General      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds.), 5.40% Due 7/1/25.                                           1/2
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
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<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 07/10/96.
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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                          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           $    100.89     4.90 %      5.39%   5.43%   5.42%   5.46%   5.44%   5.48 %
 500 / $50,000              100.74     4.75        5.40    5.44    5.43    5.47    5.45    5.49
 1,000 / $100,000           100.47     4.50        5.41    5.46    5.44    5.49    5.46    5.51
 2,500 / $250,000           100.21     4.25        5.43    5.48    5.46    5.51    5.48    5.53
 5,000 / $500,000            99.43     3.50        5.47    5.53    5.50    5.56    5.52    5.58
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.92     3.00        5.50    5.57    5.53    5.60    5.55    5.62
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.41     2.50        5.53    5.61    5.56    5.64    5.58    5.66
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.91     2.00        5.55    5.64    5.59    5.67    5.61    5.69
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
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<CAPTION>
                 Taxable Equivalent Yield (by tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      32.5%   36.0%   41.0%      44.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.39  % 7.99%   8.42%   9.14%      9.63 %
         5.40    8.00    8.44    9.15       9.64
         5.41    8.01    8.45    9.17       9.66
         5.43    8.04    8.48    9.20       9.70
         5.47    8.10    8.55    9.27       9.77
         5.50    8.15    8.59    9.32       9.82
         5.53    8.19    8.64    9.37       9.88
         5.55    8.22    8.67    9.41       9.91
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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
08/01/96.
 
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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)                 8/15/96   $   .3020
 Monthly plan            9/15/96       .4530   $ 5.4384
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96      1.3671
                         2/15/97      1.3671     5.4704
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.3716
                         5/15/97      2.7432     5.4894
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.97 =  99.039
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 07/10/96)        interest
 99.039       X   $5.4384        =   $538.61
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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