NUVEEN TAX FREE TRUST SERIES 889
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NUVEEN NATIONAL                                                           NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 328                                                       889
    
 
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<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   - 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 10, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.34 - 5.56%
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 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  $100.00 to $97.04 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6710A5 253 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6710A5 261 quarterly payment plan
                6710A5 279 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             11.0  %          Colorado               10.2  %          Illinois               19.6  %
Louisiana               9.9             Massachusetts          10.8             Michigan                9.0
New York               10.3             Oklahoma                9.0             Texas                  10.2
</TABLE>
 
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<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Descrtiption of Chart)
2018-19                                            10.0%
2020-21                                            10.0%
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
2022-23                                            20.0%
2024-25                                            50.0%
2026+                                              10.0%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/09/96*
  (Descrition of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.34%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.34%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         7.11%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.48%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/06/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. 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.
 
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
 
<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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 $ 1,000,000  San Diego State University (California), Student Union Revenue Bonds,                    AAA   Aaa
              Series B, 6.125% Due 11/1/24.                                               2004 at 102
   1,000,000  City and County of Denver, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series                AAA   Aaa
              1995A, 5.70% Due 11/15/25.                                                  2005 at 102
   1,000,000  City of Chicago, Illinois, Wastewater Transmission Revenue Bonds, Series                 AAA   Aaa
              1995, 5.125% Due 1/1/25. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
              about December 21, 1995 at a price of 94.938% of principal amount.)         2006 at 102
   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
   1,000,000  Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans (Louisiana), Exhibition Hall Authority,                     AAA   Aaa
              Special Tax Bonds, Series 1996-C, 5.50% Due 7/15/18.                        2006 at 101
   1,000,000  Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,                AAA   Aaa
              Newton-Wellesley Hospital Issue, Series E, 6.00% Due 7/1/25.                2005 at 102
   1,000,000  City of Detroit, Michigan, Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Series                  AAA   Aaa
              1995-A, 5.00% Due 7/1/25. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
              about November 21, 1995 at a price of 90.125% of principal amount.)         2005 at 100
   1,000,000  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  Tulsa (Oklahoma), Industrial Authority, Revenue and Refunding Bonds (The                 AAA   Aaa
              University of Tulsa), Series 1996A, 5.00% Due 10/1/22. (Original issue
              discount bonds delivered on or about March 21, 1996 at a price of 90.482%
              of principal amount.)                                                       2006 at 102
   1,000,000  City of Austin, Texas, Combined Utility Systems Revenue Refunding Bonds,                 AAA   Aaa
              Series 1996B, 5.70% Due 11/15/21. (When issued.)                            2006 at 100
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 $10,000,000  TOTAL             10 BONDS FROM 9 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 09/09/96.
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           $    100.00     4.90 %      5.34%   5.39%   5.37%   5.42%   5.39%   5.44 %
 500 / $50,000               99.84     4.75        5.35    5.40    5.38    5.43    5.40    5.45
 1,000 / $100,000            99.58     4.50        5.37    5.42    5.40    5.45    5.42    5.47
 2,500 / $250,000            99.32     4.25        5.38    5.44    5.41    5.47    5.43    5.49
 5,000 / $500,000            98.55     3.50        5.42    5.50    5.45    5.53    5.47    5.55
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.04     3.00        5.45    5.53    5.48    5.56    5.50    5.59
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.54     2.50        5.48    5.57    5.51    5.60    5.53    5.62
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.04     2.00        5.51    5.61    5.54    5.64    5.56    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
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      28.0%   31.0%   36.0%   39.6%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.34  % 7.42%   7.74%   8.34%   8.84%
         5.35    7.43    7.75    8.36    8.86
         5.37    7.46    7.78    8.39    8.89
         5.38    7.47    7.80    8.41    8.91
         5.42    7.53    7.86    8.47    8.97
         5.45    7.57    7.90    8.52    9.02
         5.48    7.61    7.94    8.56    9.07
         5.51    7.65    7.99    8.61    9.12
</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   $   .3116
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4452   $ 5.3430
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4479
                         2/15/97      1.3437     5.3750
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4494
                         5/15/97      2.6964     5.3940
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.04 =  99.960
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/09/96)        interest
 99.960       X   $5.3430        =   $534.09
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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NUVEEN MASSACHUSETTS                                                      NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 140                                                       889
    
 
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<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 10, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.24 - 5.45%
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:
5.30 - 5.58%
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    26.2 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.72 to $96.77 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           670947 795 monthly payment plan
Numbers         670947 803 quarterly payment plan
                670947 811 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)
2014-16                                            14.3%
2017-19                                             0.0%
2020-22                                            28.6%
2023-25                                            42.8%
2026+                                              14.3%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/09/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.24%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          9.27%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         7.11%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.08%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/06/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. 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.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
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 BONDS THIS MASSACHUSETTS INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $   500,000  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated   2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Loan of 1995, Series D, 5.125% Due 11/1/15. (Original issue discount bonds
              delivered on or about November 9, 1995 at a price of 93.873% of principal
              amount.)
     500,000  Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,   2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Obligated Group (Cooley Dickinson Hospital
              Issue), Series B, 5.50% Due 11/15/25.
     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 101  AAA   Aaa
              Williams College Issue, Series F, 5.50% Due 7/1/26. (Original issue
              discount bonds delivered on or about June 20, 1996 at a price of 92.945% of
              principal amount.)
     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, 1993 Series  2004 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              C, 5.25% Due 12/1/20. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              December 2, 1993 at a price of 92.799% 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 09/09/96.
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           $     99.72     4.90 %      5.24%   5.30%   5.27%   5.34%   5.29%   5.36 %
 500 / $50,000               99.56     4.75        5.24    5.31    5.28    5.34    5.29    5.36
 1,000 / $100,000            99.30     4.50        5.26    5.33    5.29    5.37    5.31    5.39
 2,500 / $250,000            99.04     4.25        5.27    5.34    5.30    5.38    5.32    5.40
 5,000 / $500,000            98.27     3.50        5.31    5.40    5.34    5.44    5.36    5.46
 10,000 / $1,000,000         97.76     3.00        5.34    5.44    5.37    5.48    5.39    5.50
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.26     2.50        5.37    5.48    5.40    5.52    5.42    5.54
 50,000 / $5,000,000         96.77     2.00        5.39    5.52    5.43    5.56    5.45    5.58
</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>
         5.24  % 8.25%   8.66%   9.27%      9.89 %
         5.24    8.25    8.66    9.27       9.89
         5.26    8.28    8.69    9.31       9.92
         5.27    8.30    8.71    9.33       9.94
         5.31    8.36    8.78    9.40      10.02
         5.34    8.41    8.83    9.45      10.08
         5.37    8.46    8.88    9.50      10.13
         5.39    8.49    8.91    9.54      10.17
</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   $   .3045
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4350   $ 5.2206
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4377
                         2/15/97      1.3131     5.2526
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4392
                         5/15/97      2.6352     5.2716
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 99.76 =   100.240
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/09/96)        interest
 100.240      X   $5.2206        =   $523.31
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>


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