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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NATIONAL
INSURED UNIT TRUST 326                                                       884
    
 
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<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.21 - 5.42%                                        - Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.26 - 5.53%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: August 16, 1996                    - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal income tax but may
                be subject to state and local tax. Capital gains
                are taxable.
Total Principal $10,000,000 in 100,000 units
Average Life    27.2 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.96 to $97.00 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6710A5 196 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6710A5 204 quarterly payment plan
                6710A5 212 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>
Illinois               20.9  %          Iowa                    9.9  %          Michigan               21.4  %
New York                5.3             Pennsylvania           10.1             Rhode Island           10.4
Virginia               10.9             Wyoming                11.1
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Descrtiption of Chart)
2019-21                                            25.0%
2022-24                                            30.2%
2025+                                              44.8%
</TABLE>
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<S>                          <C>
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 08/15/96*
  (Descrition of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.14%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.21%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.16%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.80%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.84%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 36.0% FEDERAL AND 5.0% STATE INCOME
  TAX RATES. TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES;
  CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH. TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE
  MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED AS OF 7/31/96.
 
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 NATIONAL INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $ 1,000,000  The County of Cook, Illinois, General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds,              AAA   Aaa
              Series 1996, 5.875% Due 11/15/22.                                           2006 at 101
     915,000  Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 1994A                        AAA   Aaa
              (Northwestern Memorial Hospital), 6.00% Due 8/15/24.                        2004 at 102
     500,000  Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (Illinois), McCormick Place                   AAA   Aaa
              Expansion Project Bonds, Series 1992A, 0.00% Due 6/15/19. (Original issue
              discount bonds delivered on or about January 5, 1993 at a price of 17.281%
              of principal amount.)                                                       No Optional
                                                                                              Call
   1,000,000  Iowa Finance Authority, Private College Refunding Revenue Bonds (Drake                   AAA   Aaa
              University Project), Series 1996, 5.40% Due 12/1/21.                        2005 at 102
   1,100,000  Alpena Public Schools, Counties of Alpena and Presque Isle, State of                     AAA   Aaa
              Michigan, 1996 School Building and Site Bonds, 5.625% Due 5/1/22. (General
              Obligation Bonds.)                                                          2007 at 100
     985,000  City of Detroit, Michigan, Water Supply System Revenue Second Lien Bonds,                AAA   Aaa
              Series 1995-A, 5.50% Due 7/1/25.                                            2005 at 101
     500,000  New York City (New York), Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and                   AAA   Aaa
              Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 1996 Series B, 5.75% Due 6/15/26.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about May 16, 1996 at a
              price of 93.892% of principal amount.)                                      2006 at 101
   1,000,000  Delaware County Authority (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Hospital Revenue               AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series of 1995 (Delaware County Memorial Hospital), 5.50% Due
              8/15/19. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about July 27, 1995
              at a price of 94.645% of principal amount.)                                 2005 at 102
   1,000,000  Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation, Higher Education               AAA   Aaa
              Facility Revenue Bonds, Rhode Island School of Design Issue, Series 1996,
              5.625% Due 6/1/26. (Original issue discount bonds will be delivered on or
              about August 20, 1996 at a price of 93.763% of principal amount.)(When
              issued.)                                                                    2006 at 102
   1,000,000  City of Norfolk, Virginia, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1995, 5.90% Due                   AAA   Aaa
              11/1/25.                                                                    2005 at 102
   1,000,000  Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds                    AAA   Aaa
              (Idaho Power Company Project), Series 1996A, 6.05% Due 7/15/26. (When
              issued.)                                                                    2006 at 102
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 $10,000,000  TOTAL             11 BONDS FROM 8 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 08/15/96.
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
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $     99.96     4.90 %      5.21%   5.26%   5.24%   5.29%   5.26%   5.31 %
 500 / $50,000               99.80     4.75        5.21    5.26    5.25    5.30    5.27    5.32
 1,000 / $100,000            99.54     4.50        5.23    5.28    5.26    5.32    5.28    5.34
 2,500 / $250,000            99.28     4.25        5.24    5.30    5.27    5.34    5.29    5.36
 5,000 / $500,000            98.51     3.50        5.28    5.36    5.32    5.40    5.33    5.42
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.00     3.00        5.31    5.40    5.34    5.44    5.36    5.46
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.50     2.50        5.34    5.43    5.37    5.47    5.39    5.49
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.00     2.00        5.37    5.47    5.40    5.51    5.42    5.53
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      28.0%   31.0%   36.0%   39.6%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.21  % 7.24%   7.55%   8.14%   8.63%
         5.21    7.24    7.55    8.14    8.63
         5.23    7.26    7.58    8.17    8.66
         5.24    7.28    7.59    8.19    8.68
         5.28    7.33    7.65    8.25    8.74
         5.31    7.38    7.70    8.30    8.79
         5.34    7.42    7.74    8.34    8.84
         5.37    7.46    7.78    8.39    8.89
</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
10/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                10/15/96   $   .6502
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4335   $ 5.2043
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4362
                         2/15/97      1.3086     5.2363
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4377
                         5/15/97      2.6262     5.2553
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.03 =  99.970
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 08/15/96)        interest
 99.970       X   $5.2043        =   $520.27
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NEW YORK
INSURED UNIT TRUST 256                                                       884
    
 
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<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.12 - 5.33%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.13 - 5.41%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: August 16, 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    24.7 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2006
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $102.12 to $99.10 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67102K 192 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67102K 200 quarterly payment plan
                67102K 218 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)
2014-17                                            28.6%
2018-21                                            28.5%
2022-25                                            28.6%
2026+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2006
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 08/15/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.61%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.12%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.32%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.80%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.84%
</TABLE>
 
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 *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 7/31/96.
 
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 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  State of New York, General Obligation Bonds, Environmental Quality 1986     2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, 5.00% Due 1/15/14.
     500,000  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Mental Health Services        2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Facilities Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 1996B, 5.125% Due 8/15/21.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about March 27, 1996 at a
              price of 93.599% of principal amount.)(General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Gas Facilities    2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, 1996 Series (The Brooklyn Union Gas Company Project), 5.50%
              Due 1/1/21.
     500,000  New York State Urban Development Corporation, Revenue Bonds (Sports         2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Facility Assistance Program), 1996 Series A, 5.50% Due 4/1/16.
     500,000  The City of New York (New York), General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 1996      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Series J, 6.00% Due 2/15/24.                                                    1/2
     500,000  New York City (New York), Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 1996 Series B, 5.75% Due 6/15/26.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about May 16, 1996 at a
              price of 93.892% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996 (General      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds.), 5.40% Due 7/1/25.                                           1/2
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
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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 08/15/96.
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           $    102.12     4.90 %      5.12%   5.13%   5.15%   5.17%   5.17%   5.19 %
 500 / $50,000              101.96     4.75        5.13    5.14    5.16    5.18    5.18    5.20
 1,000 / $100,000           101.70     4.50        5.14    5.16    5.17    5.20    5.19    5.22
 2,500 / $250,000           101.43     4.25        5.15    5.18    5.18    5.22    5.20    5.24
 5,000 / $500,000           100.64     3.50        5.19    5.24    5.22    5.28    5.24    5.30
 10,000 / $1,000,000        100.12     3.00        5.22    5.28    5.25    5.32    5.27    5.34
 25,000 / $2,500,000         99.61     2.50        5.25    5.31    5.28    5.35    5.30    5.37
 50,000 / $5,000,000         99.10     2.00        5.27    5.35    5.31    5.39    5.33    5.41
</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>
         5.12  % 7.64%   8.00%   8.61%      9.14 %
         5.13    7.66    8.02    8.62       9.16
         5.14    7.67    8.03    8.64       9.18
         5.15    7.69    8.05    8.66       9.20
         5.19    7.75    8.11    8.72       9.27
         5.22    7.79    8.16    8.77       9.32
         5.25    7.84    8.20    8.82       9.38
         5.27    7.87    8.23    8.86       9.41
</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
10/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                10/15/96   $   .6529
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4353   $ 5.2264
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4380
                         2/15/97      1.3140     5.2584
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4395
                         5/15/97      2.6370     5.2774
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 102.19 =  97.856
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 08/15/96)        interest
 97.856       X   $5.2264        =   $511.43
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>


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