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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN CONNECTICUT
TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST 283                                                   891
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
5.13 - 5.34%                                        For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Double Tax-Free
5.19 - 5.46%                                        - Dependable Income
DATE OF DEPOSIT: September 18, 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    24.3 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.96 to $97.97 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67064X 190 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67064X 208 quarterly payment plan
                67064X 216 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               86%
                AA                14
                                  ---------
                                  100%
Registration    Registered in Connecticut
</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                                            28.6%
2016-19                                            14.3%
2020-23                                            14.3%
2024+                                              42.8%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/17/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.13%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.41%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         6.94%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.27%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/16/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. ASSUMES 39.0%
  FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RATE AND A 4.5% 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 CONNECTICUT 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  State of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds (1996 Series B), 5.125% Due               AA-   Aa
              8/15/12.                                                                    2006 at 100
     500,000  State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue               AAA   --
              Bonds, Bridgeport Hospital Issue, Series C, 5.375% Due 7/1/25. (Connie Lee
              Insured.)                                                                   2006 at 102
     500,000  State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue               AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Kent School Issue, Series B, 5.40% Due 7/1/23. (MBIA Insured.)       2005 at 101
     500,000  State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue               AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Trinity College Issue, Series E, 5.875% Due 7/1/26. (MBIA Insured.)  2006 at 102
     500,000  State of Connecticut, Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue               AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Yale-New Haven Hospital Issue, Series H, 5.70% Due 7/1/25. (MBIA
              Insured.)                                                                   2006 at 102
     500,000  Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative, Power Supply System                   AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, 1993 Series A, 5.00% Due 1/1/18. (MBIA Insured.)             2004 at 102
     500,000  Town of Hamden, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, 5.50% Due 8/15/15.                AAA   Aaa
              (MBIA Insured.)                                                             2006 at 101
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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 09/17/96.
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           $    100.96     4.90 %      5.13%   5.19%   5.16%   5.22%   5.18%   5.24 %
 500 / $50,000              100.80     4.75        5.14    5.19    5.17    5.22    5.19    5.24
 1,000 / $100,000           100.53     4.50        5.15    5.22    5.18    5.25    5.20    5.27
 2,500 / $250,000           100.27     4.25        5.17    5.23    5.20    5.26    5.22    5.28
 5,000 / $500,000            99.49     3.50        5.21    5.30    5.24    5.32    5.26    5.35
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.98     3.00        5.23    5.33    5.26    5.36    5.28    5.38
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.47     2.50        5.26    5.37    5.29    5.40    5.31    5.42
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.97     2.00        5.29    5.41    5.32    5.44    5.34    5.46
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 Taxable Equivalent Yield (by tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      31.0%   34.0%   39.0%      42.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.13  % 7.43%   7.77%   8.41%      8.92 %
         5.14    7.45    7.79    8.43       8.94
         5.15    7.46    7.80    8.44       8.96
         5.17    7.49    7.83    8.48       8.99
         5.21    7.55    7.89    8.54       9.06
         5.23    7.58    7.92    8.57       9.10
         5.26    7.62    7.97    8.62       9.15
         5.29    7.67    8.02    8.67       9.20
</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
11/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                11/15/96   $   .6183
 Monthly plan           12/15/96       .4314   $ 5.1792
 Quarterly plan          2/15/97      1.3023
                         5/15/97      1.3023     5.2112
 Semi-annual plan        5/15/97      2.6136
                        11/15/97      2.6136     5.2302
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 101.03 =  98.980
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/17/96)        interest
 98.980       X   $5.1792        =   $512.64
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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NUVEEN CALIFORNIA                                                         NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 273                                                       891
    
 
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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 18, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.21 - 5.42%
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:
5.28 - 5.55%
</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    25.5 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.70 to $97.72 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67065A 108 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67065A 116 quarterly payment plan
                67065A 124 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)
2016-19                                            17.4%
2020-23                                            37.4%
2024+                                              45.2%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/17/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.21%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.98%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         6.94%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.65%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/16/96 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>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   500,000  California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Certificates of     2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Participation (Sutter Health Obligated Group), 6.00% Due 8/15/25.
     310,000  California State University, Sacramento Student Union Refunding Revenue     2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series C, 5.625% Due 3/1/21.
     100,000  San Diego State University (California), Student Union Revenue Bonds,       2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series B, 6.125% Due 11/1/24.
     110,000  Encinitas Union School District (San Diego County, California), General     No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds, Election of 1996, Series 1996, 0.00% Due 8/1/16.              Call
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about August 22, 1996 at a
              price of 31.668% of principal amount.)
     175,000  The City of Los Angeles, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds,       2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1994-A, 5.875% Due 6/1/24.
     305,000  County of Orange, California, 1996 Recovery Certificates of Participation,  2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series A, 6.00% Due 7/1/26.
     500,000  Palm Desert Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds   2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              (Project Area No. 1, As Amended), Series 1995, 5.85% Due 4/1/25.
     500,000  Saddleback Community College District (Orange County, California),          2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Certificates of Participation (1996 Capital Improvement Financing Project),
              5.50% Due 6/1/21. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about June
              4, 1996 at a price of 94.555% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Sunnyvale Elementary School District (Santa Clara County, California), 1996  2004 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              General Obligation Bonds, Series 1996A, 5.70% Due 9/1/20.
     500,000  City of Walnut Creek, California, Certificates of Participation, Refunding  2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1994 (John Muir Medical Center), 5.00% Due 2/15/16.
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            10 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 09/17/96.
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           $    100.70     4.90 %      5.21%   5.28%   5.25%   5.30%   5.26%   5.32 %
 500 / $50,000              100.55     4.75        5.22    5.28    5.25    5.31    5.27    5.33
 1,000 / $100,000           100.28     4.50        5.24    5.31    5.27    5.34    5.29    5.36
 2,500 / $250,000           100.02     4.25        5.25    5.32    5.28    5.35    5.30    5.37
 5,000 / $500,000            99.24     3.50        5.29    5.38    5.32    5.41    5.34    5.43
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.73     3.00        5.32    5.42    5.35    5.45    5.37    5.47
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.23     2.50        5.34    5.46    5.38    5.49    5.40    5.51
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.72     2.00        5.37    5.49    5.41    5.53    5.42    5.55
</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>
         5.21  % 7.95%   8.34%   8.98%      9.47 %
         5.22    7.97    8.35    9.00       9.49
         5.24    8.00    8.38    9.03       9.53
         5.25    8.02    8.40    9.05       9.55
         5.29    8.08    8.46    9.12       9.62
         5.32    8.12    8.51    9.17       9.67
         5.34    8.15    8.54    9.21       9.71
         5.37    8.20    8.59    9.26       9.76
</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
11/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                11/15/96   $   .6269
 Monthly plan           12/15/96       .4374   $ 5.2499
 Quarterly plan          2/15/97      1.3203
                         5/15/97      1.3203     5.2819
 Semi-annual plan        5/15/97      2.6496
                        11/15/97      2.6496     5.3009
 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
 09/17/96)        interest
 99.235       X   $5.2499        =   $520.97
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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NUVEEN NEW YORK                                                           NUVEEN
INSURED UNIT TRUST 258                                                       891
    
 
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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 18, 1996
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:
5.14 - 5.35%
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:
5.18 - 5.46%
</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    24.3 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2005
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $101.56 to $98.55 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67102K 259 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67102K 267 quarterly payment plan
                67102K 275 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in New York
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2014-17                                            28.6%
2018-21                                            28.5%
2022-25                                            14.3%
2026+                                              28.6%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2005
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 09/17/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Yield                                         5.14%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          8.64%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Yield                                         6.94%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          7.47%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.99%
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AS OF 09/16/96 AND LEHMAN BROTHERS
  INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX AS OF 8/31/96. ASSUMES 40.5%
  FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RATE AND A 7.125% STATE INCOME TAX RATE. TREASURY
  BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE
  GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH. TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE
  GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
 
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 YORK INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   500,000  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, City University System        2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Consolidated Third General Resolution Bonds, 1996 Series 2, 6.00% Due
              7/1/26.
     500,000  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Mental Health Services        2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Facilities Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 1996B, 5.125% Due 8/15/21.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about March 27, 1996 at a
              price of 93.599% of principal amount.)(General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Gas Facilities    2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, 1996 Series (The Brooklyn Union Gas Company Project), 5.50%
              Due 1/1/21.
     500,000  New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds,      2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1995B, 5.125% Due 4/1/15. (Original issue discount bonds delivered
              on or about November 28, 1995 at a price of 94.65% of principal amount.)
     500,000  The City of New York, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 1997       2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Series C, 6.00% Due 2/1/22.                                                     1/2
     500,000  New York City (New York), Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 1996 Series B, 5.75% Due 6/15/26.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about May 16, 1996 at a
              price of 93.892% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (New York), General Purpose Revenue  No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, Series 1994A, 4.75% Due 1/1/14.                                          Call
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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 09/17/96.
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           $    101.56     4.90 %      5.14%   5.18%   5.17%   5.22%   5.19%   5.24 %
 500 / $50,000              101.40     4.75        5.15    5.18    5.18    5.23    5.20    5.24
 1,000 / $100,000           101.13     4.50        5.16    5.21    5.20    5.25    5.21    5.27
 2,500 / $250,000           100.87     4.25        5.18    5.22    5.21    5.26    5.23    5.28
 5,000 / $500,000           100.08     3.50        5.22    5.29    5.25    5.32    5.27    5.35
 10,000 / $1,000,000         99.57     3.00        5.25    5.32    5.28    5.36    5.30    5.38
 25,000 / $2,500,000         99.06     2.50        5.27    5.36    5.30    5.40    5.32    5.42
 50,000 / $5,000,000         98.55     2.00        5.30    5.40    5.33    5.44    5.35    5.46
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 Taxable Equivalent Yield (by tax
   UNIT TRUST                bracket)
     RETURN      33.0%   36.0%   40.5%      44.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
         5.14  % 7.67%   8.03%   8.64%      9.18 %
         5.15    7.69    8.05    8.66       9.20
         5.16    7.70    8.06    8.67       9.21
         5.18    7.73    8.09    8.71       9.25
         5.22    7.79    8.16    8.77       9.32
         5.25    7.84    8.20    8.82       9.38
         5.27    7.87    8.23    8.86       9.41
         5.30    7.91    8.28    8.91       9.46
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JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
11/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                11/15/96   $   .6235
 Monthly plan           12/15/96       .4350   $ 5.2229
 Quarterly plan          2/15/97      1.3131
                         5/15/97      1.3131     5.2549
 Semi-annual plan        5/15/97      2.6352
                        11/15/97      2.6352     5.2739
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 101.63 =  98.396
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 09/17/96)        interest
 98.396       X   $5.2229        =   $513.91
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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