NUVEEN TAX FREE TRUST SERIES 888
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NUVEEN CALIFORNIA                                                         NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 272                                                       888
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
All bonds in this Unit Trust are insured by MBIA    For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
Insurance Corporation. As a result, the bonds are   - Double Tax-Free
rated Aaa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and    - Dependable Income
both the bonds and the Units are rated AAA by       - Diversified Portfolios
Standard & Poor's, the highest rating given by      - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
each agency.                                        DATE OF DEPOSIT: September 9, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.28 - 5.49%
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:
5.39 - 5.66%
</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    25.7 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.56 to $97.58 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67064W 853 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67064W 861 quarterly payment plan
                67064W 879 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)
2012-15                                             4.3%
2016-19                                            14.3%
2020-23                                            45.7%
2024+                                              35.7%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/06/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.28%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          9.10%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         7.15%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.88%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/05/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. 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.
 
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 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>
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 $   500,000  California State University, Sacramento Student Union Refunding Revenue     2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series C, 5.625% Due 3/1/21.
     500,000  Cathedral City (California), Public Financing Authority, 1995 Tax           2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Allocation Revenue Bonds, Series A (Cathedral City Redevelopment Projects),
              5.50% Due 8/1/17.
     500,000  Redevelopment Agency of the City of El Paso De Robles (San Luis Obispo      2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              County, California), Paso Robles Redevelopment Project, 1996 Tax Allocation
              Refunding Bonds, 5.625% Due 7/1/21. (When issued.)
     150,000  Encinitas Union School District (San Diego County, California), General     No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds, Election of 1996, Series 1996, 0.00% Due 8/1/12.              Call
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about August 22, 1996 at a
              price of 40.506% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Los Angeles County, California, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales  2006 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              Tax Revenue Bonds, Proposition A-First Tier Senior-Series 1996-A, 6.00% Due
              7/1/26.
     250,000  The City of Los Angeles, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds,       2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1994-A, 5.875% Due 6/1/24.
     500,000  County of Madera, California, Certificates of Participation (Valley         2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Children's Hospital Project), Series 1995, 6.125% Due 3/15/23.
     500,000  County of Orange, California, 1996 Recovery Certificates of Participation,  2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series A, 6.00% Due 7/1/26.
     100,000  Sacramento Municipal Utility District (California), Electric Revenue Bonds,  2006 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              1996 Series J, 5.50% Due 8/15/21.
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            9 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 09/06/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.04. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $    100.56     4.90 %      5.28%   5.39%   5.31%   5.42%   5.33%   5.43 %
 500 / $50,000              100.40     4.75        5.29    5.39    5.32    5.42    5.34    5.44
 1,000 / $100,000           100.14     4.50        5.30    5.42    5.33    5.45    5.35    5.47
 2,500 / $250,000            99.88     4.25        5.32    5.43    5.35    5.46    5.37    5.48
 5,000 / $500,000            99.10     3.50        5.36    5.49    5.39    5.52    5.41    5.54
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.59     3.00        5.38    5.53    5.42    5.56    5.44    5.58
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.08     2.50        5.41    5.57    5.45    5.60    5.46    5.62
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.58     2.00        5.44    5.61    5.47    5.64    5.49    5.66
</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>
         5.28  % 8.06%   8.45%   9.10%      9.60 %
         5.29    8.08    8.46    9.12       9.62
         5.30    8.09    8.48    9.14       9.64
         5.32    8.12    8.51    9.17       9.67
         5.36    8.18    8.58    9.24       9.75
         5.38    8.21    8.61    9.28       9.78
         5.41    8.26    8.66    9.33       9.84
         5.44    8.31    8.70    9.38       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
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   $   .3242
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4422   $ 5.3089
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4449
                         2/15/97      1.3347     5.3409
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4464
                         5/15/97      2.6784     5.3599
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.60 =  99.403
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/06/96)        interest
 99.403       X   $5.3089        =   $527.72
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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NUVEEN OHIO                                                               NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 137                                                       888
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
All bonds in this Unit Trust are insured by MBIA    For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
Insurance Corporation. As a result, the bonds are   - Double Tax-Free
rated Aaa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and    - Dependable Income
both the bonds and the Units are rated AAA by       - Diversified Portfolios
Standard & Poor's, the highest rating given by      - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
each agency.                                        DATE OF DEPOSIT: September 9, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.29 - 5.50%
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:
5.34 - 5.61%
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    27.4 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.45 to $97.48 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67102G 282 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67102G 290 quarterly payment plan
                67102G 308 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
</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)
2015-19                                            28.6%
2020-24                                            14.3%
2025-29                                            42.8%
2030+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/06/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.29%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.97%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         7.15%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.73%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/05/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. 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.
 
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
 
<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 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  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  City of Dayton, Ohio, Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995 (James   2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              M. Cox Dayton International Airport), 5.25% Due 12/1/15.
     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  Marysville (Ohio), Exempted Village School District, General Obligation     2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              School Improvement Bonds, 5.75% Due 12/1/23.
     500,000  Upper Arlington City School District, Franklin County, Ohio, School         2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Building Improvement Bonds, 5.125% Due 12/1/19. (General Obligation Bonds.)
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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 09/06/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.04. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $    100.45     4.90 %      5.29%   5.34%   5.32%   5.37%   5.34%   5.39 %
 500 / $50,000              100.29     4.75        5.29    5.35    5.33    5.38    5.35    5.40
 1,000 / $100,000           100.03     4.50        5.31    5.37    5.34    5.40    5.36    5.42
 2,500 / $250,000            99.77     4.25        5.32    5.39    5.35    5.42    5.37    5.44
 5,000 / $500,000            98.99     3.50        5.36    5.45    5.40    5.48    5.42    5.50
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.48     3.00        5.39    5.49    5.42    5.52    5.44    5.54
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.98     2.50        5.42    5.52    5.45    5.55    5.47    5.57
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.48     2.00        5.45    5.56    5.48    5.59    5.50    5.61
</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%   36.0%   41.0%      44.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.29  % 7.84%   8.27%   8.97%      9.45 %
         5.29    7.84    8.27    8.97       9.45
         5.31    7.87    8.30    9.00       9.48
         5.32    7.88    8.31    9.02       9.50
         5.36    7.94    8.38    9.08       9.57
         5.39    7.99    8.42    9.14       9.63
         5.42    8.03    8.47    9.19       9.68
         5.45    8.07    8.52    9.24       9.73
</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   $   .3242
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4422   $ 5.3097
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4449
                         2/15/97      1.3347     5.3417
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4467
                         5/15/97      2.6802     5.3607
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.49 =  99.512
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/06/96)        interest
 99.512       X   $5.3097        =   $528.38
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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NUVEEN PENNSYLVANIA                                                       NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 216                                                       888
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
All bonds in this Unit Trust are insured by MBIA    For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
Insurance Corporation. As a result, the bonds are   - Double Tax-Free
rated Aaa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and    - Dependable Income
both the bonds and the Units are rated AAA by       - Diversified Portfolios
Standard & Poor's, the highest rating given by      - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
each agency.                                        DATE OF DEPOSIT: September 9, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.26 - 5.48%
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:
5.33 - 5.60%
</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    24.2 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.73 to $97.75 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706H8 704 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706H8 712 quarterly payment plan
                6706H8 720 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 Pennsylvania
</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)
2015-17                                            27.0%
2018-20                                            28.6%
2021-23                                            30.1%
2024-26                                             0.0%
2027+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/06/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.26%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.48%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         7.15%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.36%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/05/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. ASSUMES 38.0%
  FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RATE AND A 2.8% 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.
 
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 PENNSYLVANIA 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  Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Commonwealth of Penn-  2006 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              sylvania), The University of Pennsylvania Health Services, Revenue Bonds,
              Series A of 1996, 5.75% Due 1/1/22.
     420,000  State Public School Building Authority (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania),      2005 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              College Revenue Bonds (Westmoreland County Community College Project),
              Series F of 1995, 5.50% Due 10/15/15.
     400,000  Township of Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds,  2006 at 100 AAA   Aaa
              Series of 1996, 5.75% Due 12/1/16.
     500,000  Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Bonds, 1995 Series A (Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
              Project), 6.15% Due 8/1/29.
     155,000  Northampton County Industrial Development Authority (Pennsylvania),         2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1995 Series A (Metropolitan
              Edison Company Project), 6.10% Due 7/15/21.
     500,000  City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds,     2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1995, 5.60% Due 8/1/18.
     400,000  Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Water and Sewer Authority, Water and Sewer       2005 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              System First Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A of 1995, 5.60% Due 9/1/22.
     500,000  West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority (Allegheny County,          2006 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Pennsylvania), Guaranteed Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series of 1996, 5.75% Due
              8/1/20.
     125,000  Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (Westmoreland County,            No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Pennsylvania), Municipal Service Revenue Bonds, Series C of 1993, 0.00% Due      Call
              8/15/16. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about November 9,
              1993 at a price of 27.816% of principal amount.)
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            9 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 09/06/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.04. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $    100.73     4.90 %      5.26%   5.33%   5.30%   5.35%   5.31%   5.37 %
 500 / $50,000              100.57     4.75        5.27    5.33    5.30    5.36    5.32    5.38
 1,000 / $100,000           100.30     4.50        5.29    5.36    5.32    5.39    5.34    5.41
 2,500 / $250,000           100.04     4.25        5.30    5.37    5.33    5.40    5.35    5.42
 5,000 / $500,000            99.26     3.50        5.34    5.44    5.37    5.47    5.39    5.48
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.75     3.00        5.37    5.47    5.40    5.50    5.42    5.52
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.25     2.50        5.40    5.51    5.43    5.54    5.45    5.56
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.75     2.00        5.42    5.55    5.46    5.58    5.48    5.60
</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      30.0%   33.0%   38.0%      41.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.26  % 7.51%   7.85%   8.48%      8.99 %
         5.27    7.53    7.87    8.50       9.01
         5.29    7.56    7.90    8.53       9.04
         5.30    7.57    7.91    8.55       9.06
         5.34    7.63    7.97    8.61       9.13
         5.37    7.67    8.01    8.66       9.18
         5.40    7.71    8.06    8.71       9.23
         5.42    7.74    8.09    8.74       9.26
</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   $   .3238
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4416   $ 5.3024
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4443
                         2/15/97      1.3329     5.3344
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4461
                         5/15/97      2.6766     5.3534
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.77 =  99.235
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/06/96)        interest
 99.235       X   $5.3024        =   $526.18
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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