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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NORTH CAROLINA
TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST 301                                                   890
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
5.18 - 5.39%                                        For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Double Tax-Free
5.25 - 5.54%                                        - Dependable Income
DATE OF DEPOSIT: September 13, 1996                 - Diversified Portfolios
                                                    - Investment Grade Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    23.1 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.45 to $96.51 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6710A2 730 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6710A2 748 quarterly payment plan
                6710A2 755 semi-annual payment plan
Ratings of      As rated by Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw
Portfolio       Hill Companies
                or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
                AAA               71%
                AA                29
                                  ---------
                                  100%
Registration    Registered in North Carolina
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2015-16                                             7.1%
2017-18                                            14.3%
2019-20                                            50.0%
2021+                                              28.6%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/12/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.18%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.78%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         7.11%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.71%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/11/96 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 7.75% STATE INCOME TAX RATE. TREASURY
  BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE
  GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH. TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE
  GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
 
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 NORTH CAROLINA TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $   500,000  North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, Catawba Electric Revenue                 AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.375% Due 1/1/20. (AMBAC Insured.)                    2006 at 102
     500,000  Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, University of North              AA   Aa
              Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill, Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, 5.25% Due
              2/15/19.                                                                    2006 at 102
     500,000  City of Charlotte, North Carolina, General Obligation Water and Sewer                    AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series 1996, 5.60% Due 5/1/19.                                       2006 at 102
     250,000  City of Concord, North Carolina, Utilities Systems Revenue Bonds, Series                 AAA   Aaa
              1995, 5.50% Due 12/1/19. (MBIA Insured.)                                    2005 at 102
     500,000  City of Fayetteville (North Carolina), Finance Corporation, Installment                  --   Aaa
              Payment Revenue Bonds (Municipal Building Projects), Series 1996, 5.625%
              Due 2/1/18. (MBIA Insured.)                                                 2006 at 102
     250,000  County of Pasquotank, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation (1995                AAA   Aaa
              Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Project), 5.00% Due 6/1/15.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about December 21, 1995 at a
              price of 94.871% of principal amount.)(MBIA Insured.)                       2006 at 102
     500,000  County of Pitt, North Carolina, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Revenue                    AA-   Aa
              Bonds, Series 1995, 5.25% Due 12/1/21. (Original issue discount bonds
              delivered on or about October 12, 1995 at a price of 92.008% of principal
              amount.)                                                                    2005 at 102
     500,000  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1995 (General                   AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds.), 5.375% Due 7/1/22. (Original issue discount bonds
              delivered on or about May 4, 1995 at a price of 93.916% of principal
              amount.)(MBIA Insured.)                                                     2005 at 101
                                                                                              1/2
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            8 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 09/12/96.
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           $     99.45     4.90 %      5.18%   5.25%   5.21%   5.29%   5.23%   5.31 %
 500 / $50,000               99.30     4.75        5.19    5.25    5.22    5.29    5.24    5.31
 1,000 / $100,000            99.04     4.50        5.20    5.28    5.23    5.32    5.25    5.34
 2,500 / $250,000            98.78     4.25        5.22    5.29    5.25    5.33    5.27    5.35
 5,000 / $500,000            98.01     3.50        5.26    5.36    5.29    5.40    5.31    5.42
 10,000 / $1,000,000         97.51     3.00        5.28    5.40    5.32    5.44    5.34    5.46
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.00     2.50        5.31    5.44    5.34    5.48    5.36    5.50
 50,000 / $5,000,000         96.51     2.00        5.34    5.48    5.37    5.52    5.39    5.54
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 Taxable Equivalent Yield (by tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      33.0%   36.5%   41.0%      44.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.18  % 7.73%   8.16%   8.78%      9.33 %
         5.19    7.75    8.17    8.80       9.35
         5.20    7.76    8.19    8.81       9.37
         5.22    7.79    8.22    8.85       9.41
         5.26    7.85    8.28    8.92       9.48
         5.28    7.88    8.31    8.95       9.51
         5.31    7.93    8.36    9.00       9.57
         5.34    7.97    8.41    9.05       9.62
</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   $   .2575
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4293   $ 5.1520
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4320
                         2/15/97      1.2960     5.1840
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4335
                         5/15/97      2.6010     5.2030
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 99.52 =   100.482
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/12/96)        interest
 100.482      X   $5.1520        =   $517.68
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN VIRGINIA
TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST 312                                                   890
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
5.26 - 5.48%                                        For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Double Tax-Free
5.31 - 5.59%                                        - Dependable Income
DATE OF DEPOSIT: September 13, 1996                 - Diversified Portfolios
                                                    - Investment Grade Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    26.1 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.45 to $97.48 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706LB 280 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706LB 298 quarterly payment plan
                6706LB 306 semi-annual payment plan
Ratings of      As rated by Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw
Portfolio       Hill Companies
                or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
                AAA               71%
                AA                29
                                  ---------
                                  100%
Registration    Registered in Virginia
</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)
2017-18                                            14.3%
2019-20                                            14.3%
2021-22                                            14.3%
2023-24                                            42.5%
2025+                                              14.6%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/12/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.26%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.69%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         7.11%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.54%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/11/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. ASSUMES 39.5%
  FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RATE AND A 5.75% STATE INCOME TAX RATE. TREASURY
  BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE
  GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH. TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE
  GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
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 BONDS THIS VIRGINIA TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   500,000  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1995 (General                   AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds.), 5.375% Due 7/1/22. (Original issue discount bonds
              delivered on or about May 4, 1995 at a price of 93.916% of principal
              amount.)(MBIA Insured.)                                                     2005 at 101
                                                                                              1/2
     490,000  Industrial Development Authority of the City of Alexandria, Virginia,                    AAA   Aaa
              Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds (Potomac Electric Project), 1994
              Series, 5.375% Due 2/15/24. (MBIA Insured.)                                 2004 at 102
     260,000  Capital Region Airport Commission, Richmond (Virginia), International                    AAA   Aaa
              Airport Projects, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.625% Due 7/1/25.
              (AMBAC Insured.)                                                            2005 at 102
     500,000  Hampton Roads (Virginia), Regional Jail Authority, Regional Jail Facility                AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, Series 1996A, 5.50% Due 7/1/24. (Original issue discount
              bonds delivered on or about June 26, 1996 at a price of 93.256% of
              principal amount.)(MBIA Insured.)                                           2006 at 102
     500,000  Industrial Development Authority of the City of Norfolk (Virginia),                      AA   Aa
              Hospital Revenue and Refunding Bonds (Sentara Hospitals-Norfolk), Series
              1994A, 5.50% Due 11/1/17.                                                   2004 at 102
     500,000  City of Norfolk, Virginia, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1995, 5.875% Due                  AAA   Aaa
              11/1/20. (MBIA Insured.)                                                    2005 at 102
     250,000  Riverside Regional Jail Authority (Virginia), Jail Facility Revenue Bonds,               AAA   Aaa
              Series 1995, 6.00% Due 7/1/25. (MBIA Insured.)                              2005 at 102
     500,000  City of Roanoke, Virginia, General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds,                  AA   Aa
              Series 1994, 5.25% Due 8/1/24.                                              2004 at 102
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 $ 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 09/12/96.
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           $    100.45     4.90 %      5.26%   5.31%   5.30%   5.35%   5.32%   5.37 %
 500 / $50,000              100.29     4.75        5.27    5.31    5.31    5.35    5.32    5.37
 1,000 / $100,000           100.03     4.50        5.29    5.34    5.32    5.38    5.34    5.40
 2,500 / $250,000            99.77     4.25        5.30    5.35    5.33    5.39    5.35    5.41
 5,000 / $500,000            98.99     3.50        5.34    5.41    5.37    5.45    5.39    5.47
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.48     3.00        5.37    5.45    5.40    5.49    5.42    5.51
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.98     2.50        5.40    5.49    5.43    5.53    5.45    5.55
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.48     2.00        5.43    5.53    5.46    5.57    5.48    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      32.0%   35.0%   39.5%      43.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.26  % 7.74%   8.09%   8.69%      9.23 %
         5.27    7.75    8.11    8.71       9.25
         5.29    7.78    8.14    8.74       9.28
         5.30    7.79    8.15    8.76       9.30
         5.34    7.85    8.22    8.83       9.37
         5.37    7.90    8.26    8.88       9.42
         5.40    7.94    8.31    8.93       9.47
         5.43    7.99    8.35    8.98       9.53
</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   $   .2644
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4407   $ 5.2887
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4431
                         2/15/97      1.3293     5.3207
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4449
                         5/15/97      2.6694     5.3397
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.52 =  99.482
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/12/96)        interest
 99.482       X   $5.2887        =   $526.13
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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NUVEEN FLORIDA                                                            NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 234                                                       890
    
 
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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   - 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 13, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.23 - 5.44%
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:
5.28 - 5.54%
</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. Capital
                gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    27.8 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.78 to $97.80 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706H4 828 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706H4 836 quarterly payment plan
                6706H4 844 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 Florida
</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)
2018-19                                            14.3%
2020-21                                            14.3%
2022-23                                             0.0%
2024-25                                            47.0%
2026+                                              24.4%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/12/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.23%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.17%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         7.11%
     Tax Equivalent Yield
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/11/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. ASSUMES 36.0%
  FEDERAL 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 FLORIDA INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   500,000  State of Florida, State Board of Education, Public Education Capital Outlay  2005 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, 1994 Series C, 5.60% Due 6/1/25. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     145,000  State of Florida, Department of Transportation, Turnpike Revenue Bonds,     2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1995A, 5.625% Due 7/1/25.
     355,000  Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue Bonds, Series 1996B, 5.60% Due       2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              10/1/26.
     500,000  Dade County, Florida, Seaport General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series    2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              1996 (General Obligation Bonds.), 5.125% Due 10/1/21.
     500,000  Dade County, Florida, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1995,    2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              5.50% Due 10/1/25. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              October 19, 1995 at a price of 94.942% of principal amount.)
     500,000  City of Lakeland, Florida, Electric and Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1996B,  2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              5.625% Due 10/1/19.
     500,000  City of Sunrise, Florida, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1996A, 5.75%  2006 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              Due 10/1/26. (When issued.)
     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            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 09/12/96.
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           $    100.78     4.90 %      5.23%   5.28%   5.26%   5.31%   5.28%   5.33 %
 500 / $50,000              100.62     4.75        5.23    5.29    5.27    5.31    5.29    5.33
 1,000 / $100,000           100.36     4.50        5.25    5.31    5.28    5.34    5.30    5.36
 2,500 / $250,000           100.09     4.25        5.26    5.32    5.29    5.35    5.31    5.37
 5,000 / $500,000            99.32     3.50        5.30    5.38    5.34    5.41    5.35    5.43
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.80     3.00        5.33    5.42    5.36    5.45    5.38    5.47
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.30     2.50        5.36    5.45    5.39    5.48    5.41    5.50
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.80     2.00        5.39    5.49    5.42    5.52    5.44    5.54
</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      28.0%   31.0%   36.0%      39.6%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.23  % 7.26%   7.58%   8.17%      8.66 %
         5.23    7.26    7.58    8.17       8.66
         5.25    7.29    7.61    8.20       8.69
         5.26    7.31    7.62    8.22       8.71
         5.30    7.36    7.68    8.28       8.77
         5.33    7.40    7.72    8.33       8.82
         5.36    7.44    7.77    8.38       8.87
         5.39    7.49    7.81    8.42       8.92
</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   $   .2633
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4389   $ 5.2668
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4413
                         2/15/97      1.3239     5.2988
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4431
                         5/15/97      2.6586     5.3178
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.85 =  99.157
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/12/96)        interest
 99.157       X   $5.2668        =   $522.24
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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NUVEEN NEW JERSEY                                                         NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 212                                                       890
    
 
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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 13, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.16 - 5.37%
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:
5.19 - 5.47%
</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    25.1 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.31 to $97.35 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706LA 613 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706LA 621 quarterly payment plan
                6706LA 639 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>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2011-15                                            14.3%
2016-20                                            28.6%
2021-25                                            28.5%
2026+                                              28.6%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/12/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.16%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.60%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         7.11%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.59%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/11/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. 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.
 
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>
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 $   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  The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Bonds, One      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Hundred Fourth Series, 4.75% Due 1/15/26. (Original issue discount bonds
              delivered on or about February 14, 1996 at a price of 91.788% of principal
              amount.)
     500,000  New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System       2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, 1995 Series A, 5.50% Due 6/15/11.
     500,000  The Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (Camden County, New         2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Jersey), County Agreement Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1996 Series,
              5.125% Due 7/15/17. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     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 Evesham Municipal Utilities Authority (Burlington County, New Jersey),  2005 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, 1995 Series A, 5.70% Due 7/1/20.
     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 09/12/96.
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           $    100.31     4.90 %      5.16%   5.19%   5.19%   5.23%   5.21%   5.25 %
 500 / $50,000              100.16     4.75        5.17    5.20    5.20    5.24    5.22    5.26
 1,000 / $100,000            99.90     4.50        5.18    5.22    5.21    5.26    5.23    5.28
 2,500 / $250,000            99.63     4.25        5.20    5.24    5.23    5.28    5.25    5.30
 5,000 / $500,000            98.86     3.50        5.24    5.30    5.27    5.34    5.29    5.36
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.35     3.00        5.26    5.34    5.30    5.38    5.31    5.40
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.85     2.50        5.29    5.38    5.32    5.42    5.34    5.43
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.35     2.00        5.32    5.41    5.35    5.45    5.37    5.47
</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>
         5.16  % 7.59%   7.94%   8.60%      9.13 %
         5.17    7.60    7.95    8.62       9.15
         5.18    7.62    7.97    8.63       9.17
         5.20    7.65    8.00    8.67       9.20
         5.24    7.71    8.06    8.73       9.27
         5.26    7.74    8.09    8.77       9.31
         5.29    7.78    8.14    8.82       9.36
         5.32    7.82    8.18    8.87       9.42
</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   $   .2586
 Monthly plan           11/15/96       .4311   $ 5.1762
 Quarterly plan         11/15/96       .4338
                         2/15/97      1.3014     5.2082
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96       .4353
                         5/15/97      2.6118     5.2272
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.38 =  99.621
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/12/96)        interest
 99.621       X   $5.1762        =   $515.66
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>


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