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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 31, 1996
                                                       REGISTRATION NO. 333-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                       ON
                                    FORM S-6

FOR  REGISTRATION  UNDER  THE  SECURITIES  ACT OF  1933  OF  SECURITIES  OF UNIT
INVESTMENT TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2

A.  EXACT NAME OF TRUST:    VOYAGEUR TAX-EXEMPT TRUST, SERIES 6

B.  NAME OF DEPOSITOR:      VOYAGEUR FUND MANAGERS, INC.

C.  COMPLETE ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

                          VOYAGEUR FUND MANAGERS, INC.
                       90 South Seventh Street, Suite 4400
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

D.  NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:
                                                       Copy to:
            THOMAS J. ABOOD                         MARK J. KNEEDY
       Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc.             c/o Chapman and Cutler
     90 South Seventh Street, Suite 4400        111 West Monroe Street
       Minneapolis, Minnesota  55402            Chicago, Illinois  60603

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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

<S>                           <C>                          <C>                 <C>    
     Title and amount of                                   Proposed maximum      Amount of
  securities being registered                              aggregate offering  registration fee
                                                                 price

 Voyageur Tax-Exempt Trust,   An indefinite number of          Indefinite          $500
                 Series 6     Units of Beneficial Interest
                              pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under
                              the Investment Company Act of 1940

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E.  APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC:

As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

The registrant hereby amends this  Registration  Statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant  shall file
a further amendment which specifically  states that this Registration  Statement
shall  thereafter  become  effective  in  accordance  with  Section  8(a) of the
Securities  Act of  1933  or  until  the  Registration  Statement  shall  become
effective on such date as the Commission,  acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.


                       VOYAGEUR TAX-EXEMPT TRUST, SERIES 6

                             ______________________

                              CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET

                 (FORM N-8B-2 ITEMS REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTIONS AS
                         TO THE PROSPECTUS IN FORM S-6)


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                         Form N-8B-2                            Form S-6
                         Item Number                       Heading in Prospectus


                     I. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
<S>  <C>                                                     <C>   

1.   (a)  Name of Trust................................. }   Prospectus front cover
2.   (b)  Title of securities issued.................... }   Summary of Essential
                                                         }     Information
3.   Name and address of each depositor................. }   Trust Administration
4.   Name and address of Trustee........................ }   Trust Administration
5.   State of organization of Trust..................... }   The Fund
6.   Execution and termination of Trust agreement....... }   Trust Administration
7.   Changes of name.................................... }   The Fund; Trust Administration
8.   Fiscal year........................................ }       *
9.   Litigation......................................... }       *

                    II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND
                             SECURITIES OF THE TRUST

10.  (a)  Registered of bearer securities............... }  Rights of Unitholders
     (b)  Cumulative or distributive securities. ....... }  Rights of Unitsholders; The Fund
     (c)  Redemption.................................... }  Rights of Unitholders
     (d)  Conversion, transfer, etc..................... }  Rights of Unitholders
     (e)  Periodic payment plan......................... }        *
     (f)  Voting rights................................. }  Rights of Unitholders
     (g)  Notice of Unitholders......................... }  Trust Administration
     (h)  Consents required............................. }  Rights of Unitholders; Trust Administration
     (i)  Other provisions.............................. }  Tax Status; Insurance on the Bonds
11.  Type of securities comprising units................ }  The Fund; The State Trusts
12.  Certain information regarding periodic payment..... }        *
       certificates
13.  (a)  Load, fees, expenses, etc..................... }  Estimated Current Return and Estimated 
                                                         }    Long-Term Return; Trust Operating
                                                         }    Expenses
     (b)  Certain information regarding periodic........ }        *
            payment certificates                         }        
     (c)  Certain percentages........................... }  Summary of Essential Information;
                                                         }    Public Offering; Insurance
                                                         }    on Bonds
     (d)  Certain other fees, etc. payable by holders... }  Rights of Unitholders
     (e)  Certain profits receivable by depositor,
            principal, underwriters, writers, Trustee or
            affiliated person........................... }  Trust Operating Expenses;
                                                         }    Public Offering
     (f)  Ratio of annual charges to income............. }        *

                                                         }  The Fund
14.  Issuance of Trust's securities..................... }  Rights of Unitholders
15.  Receipt and handling of payments from purchasers... }        *
16.  Acquisition and disposition of underlying.......... }  The Fund; Investment Objectives
       securities                                        }    Portfolio Selection; Trust
                                                         }    Administration; Public Offering
17.  Withdrawal or redemption........................... }  Rights of Unitholders;
                                                         }    Public Offering
18.  (a)  Receipt, custody and disposition of income.... }  Rights of Unitholders
     (b)  Reinvestment of distributions................. }  Rights of Unitholders
     (c)  Reserves or special Trusts.................... }  Trust Operating Expenses
     (d)  Schedule of distributions..................... }        *

19.  Records, accounts and reports...................... }  Rights of Unitholders; Trust Administration
                                                         }    Administration
20.  Certain miscellaneous provisions of Trust agreement
     (a)  Amendment..................................... }  Trust Administration
     (b)  Termination................................... }        *
     (c)  and (d) Trustee, removal and successor........ }  Trust Administration
     (e)  and (f) Depositor, removal and successor...... }  Trust Administration
21.  Loans to security holders.......................... }        *
22.  Limitations on liability........................... }  Trust Administration
23.  Bonding arrangements................................}        *
24.  Other material provisions of Trust agreement....... }        *

                        III. ORGANIZATION, PERSONNEL AND
                         AFFILIATED PERSONS OF DEPOSITOR

25.  Organization of depositor.......................... }  Trust Administration
26.  Fees received by depositor......................... }  See Items 13(a) and 13(e)
27.  Business of depositor.............................. }  Trust Administration
28.  Certain information as to officials and
       affiliated persons of depositor.................. }  Trust Administration
29.  Voting securities of depositor..................... }        *
30.  Persons controlling depositor...................... }        *
31.  Payment by depositor for certain service
       rendered to Trust................................ }        *
32.  Payment by depositor for certain other services 
       rendered to Trust................................ }        *
33.  Remuneration of employees of depositor
       for certain services rendered to Trust........... }        *
34.  Remuneration of other persons for certain
       services rendered to Trust....................... }        *

                         IV. DISTRIBUTION AND REDEMPTION

35.  Distribution of Trust's securities by states....... }  Public Offering
36.  Suspension of sales of Trust's securities.......... }        *
37.  Revocation of authority to distribute.............. }        *
38.  (a)  Method of Distribution........................ }  Public Offering
     (b)  Underwriting Agreements....................... }  Underwriting
     (c)  Selling Agreements............................ }  Public Offering
39.  (a)  Organization of principal underwriters........ }  Trust Administration
     (b)  N.A.S.D. membership of principal underwriters. }        *
40.  Certain fees received by principal underwriters.... }  See Items 13(a) and 13(e)
41.  (a)  Business of principal underwriters............ }  Trust Administration
     (b)  Branch offices of principal underwriters...... }        *
     (c)  Salesmen of principal underwriters............ }        *
42.  Ownership of Trust's securities by certain persons. }        *
43.  Certain brokerage commissions received by
       principal underwriters........................... }  Public Offering
44.  (a)  Method of valuation........................... }  Public Offering
     (b)  Schedule as to offering price................. }        *
     (c)  Variation in offering price to certain persons }  Public Offering
45.  Suspension of redemption rights.................... }  Rights of Unitholders
46.  (a)  Redemption valuation.......................... }  Public Offering
     (b)  Schedule as to redemption price............... }        *
47.  Maintenance of position in underlying securities... }  Public Offering
                                                         }  Rights of Unitholders

                      V. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
                                  OR CUSTODIAN

48.  Organization and regulation of Trustee............. }  Trust Administration
49.  Fees and expenses of Trustee....................... }  Trust Operating Expenses
50.  Trustee's lien..................................... }        *

                     VI. INFORMATION CONCERNING INSURANCE OF
                              HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

51.  Insurance of holders of Trust's securities......... }  Cover Page; Trust Operating 
                                                         }    Expenses; Insurance on the
                                                         }    Bonds
                            VII. POLICY OF REGISTRANT

52.  (a)  Provisions of Trust agreement with respect
          to selection or elimination................... }  The Fund; Trust Administration
     (b)  Transactions involving elimination of
          underlying securities......................... }        *
     (c)  Policy regarding substitution or elimination
          of underlying securities...................... }  The Fund; Trust Administration
     (d)  Fundamental policy not otherwise covered...... }        *
53.  Tax status of Trust................................ }   Tax Status

                   VIII. FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION

54.  Trust's securities during last ten years........... }        *
55.  Certain information regarding periodic payment
58.    certificates..................................... }        *
59.  Financial statements (Instruction 1(c) to Form S-6) }        *

_____________
*Inapplicable, answer negative or not required.

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                       VOYAGEUR TAX-EXEMPT TRUST, SERIES 6
                            COLORADO INSURED SERIES 6
                           MINNESOTA INSURED SERIES 3
                          TERRITORIAL INSURED SERIES 3

     THE FUND.  Voyageur Tax-Exempt Trust, Series 6 (the "Fund") consists of the
underlying  separate unit investment  trusts set forth above. The various trusts
are collectively  referred to herein as the "Trusts." Territorial Insured Series
3 is referred to herein as the "Insured  National Trust" while Colorado  Insured
Series 6 and Minnesota  Insured Series 3 are collectively  referred to herein as
the "Insured State Trusts." Each Trust  initially  consists of  interest-bearing
obligations  (including  delivery  statements  relating  to  contracts  for  the
purchase of certain such obligations and an irrevocable letter of credit) issued
by or on behalf of states and  territories  of the United  States and  political
subdivisions  and  authorities  thereof,  the interest on which is, with certain
exceptions,   in  the  opinion  of  recognized   bond  counsel  to  the  issuing
governmental  authorities,  exempt from all Federal  income taxes under existing
law (the "Bonds"). In addition,  the interest income of each Insured State Trust
is, in the opinion of  counsel,  exempt to the extent  indicated  from state and
local  taxes when held by  residents  of the state where the issuers of Bonds in
such Trust are located. Investors should consult their tax advisers to determine
the extent to which such interest  income is exempt from taxation in their state
of residence.  Capital gains,  if any, are subject to Federal and state tax. All
Bonds in the Fund have  insurance  guaranteeing  the payments of  principal  and
interest,  when due, or are escrowed to  maturity.  All such  insurance  remains
effective  so long as the Bonds  are  outstanding.  IT SHOULD BE NOTED  THAT THE
INSURANCE  RELATES  ONLY TO THE BONDS IN A TRUST  AND NOT TO THE  UNITS  OFFERED
HEREBY OR TO THE MARKET VALUE THEREOF.  As a result of such insurance or escrow,
the Bonds of each Trust are rated "AAA" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a
division of The McGraw-Hill  Companies,  Inc. ("Standard & Poor's") and/or "Aaa"
by Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc.  ("Moody's").  Both  Standard & Poor's and
Moody's have indicated that their respective  rating is not a recommendation  to
buy,  hold or sell  Units  nor does it take  into  account  the  extent to which
expenses  of a Trust or sales by a Trust  of Bonds  for less  than the  purchase
price paid by such Trust will reduce  payment to Unitholders of the interest and
principal  required to be paid on such Bonds.  See  "Insurance on the Bonds." No
representation  is made as to any  insurer's  ability  to meet its  commitments.
Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may have been  acquired  at prices
which  resulted in such Bonds being  purchased at a discount  from the aggregate
par value of such Bonds.  Gains based upon the difference,  if any,  between the
value of such Bonds at maturity,  redemption or sale and their purchase price at
a discount (plus earned original issue discount) may constitute taxable ordinary
income with  respect to a  Unitholder  who is not a dealer  with  respect to his
Units.
     INVESTMENT  OBJECTIVES OF THE FUND.  The  objectives of the Fund are income
exempt  from  Federal  income tax and,  in the case of an Insured  State  Trust,
Federal and state  income tax (if any) and  conservation  of capital  through an
investment  in   diversified   portfolios   of  Federal  and  state   tax-exempt
obligations. The Fund may be an appropriate investment vehicle for investors who
desire to participate in a portfolio of tax-exempt fixed income  securities with
greater  diversification  than they  might be able to acquire  individually.  In
addition,  securities of the type  deposited in the Fund are often not available
in small amounts.  There is, of course,  no guarantee that the Fund will achieve
its  objectives.  The payment of interest and the  preservation of principal are
dependent  upon the  continuing  ability of the issuers  and/or  obligors of the
Bonds and of the insurers thereof to meet their respective obligations.
     UNITS OF THE TRUSTS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR  OBLIGATIONS  OF, OR  GUARANTEED OR
ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT  FEDERALLY  INSURED OR OTHERWISE  PROTECTED BY
THE FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE  CORPORATION,  THE FEDERAL  RESERVE BOARD OR ANY
OTHER  AGENCY  AND  INVOLVE  INVESTMENT  RISK,   INCLUDING  LOSS  OF  PRINCIPAL.
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THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

     The  investor  is  advised to read and retain  this  Prospectus  for future
reference.

               THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS _____________, 1996


     PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE. The Public Offering Price of the Units of each Trust
during the initial  offering period is equal to the aggregate  offering price of
the Bonds in such Trust's  portfolio and cash, if any, in the Principal  Account
held or owned by such Trust divided by the number of Units outstanding, plus the
applicable sales charge and accrued  interest,  if any. For sales charges in the
secondary  market,  see "Public  Offering--General."  If the Bonds in each Trust
were available for direct purchase by investors, the purchase price of the Bonds
would not include the sales charge  included in the Public Offering Price of the
Units.  During the initial  offering  period,  the sales  charge is reduced on a
graduated  scale  for  sales  involving  10,000  or more  Units.  If Units  were
available  for  purchase  at the  opening of  business  on the  Initial  Date of
Deposit,  the Public  Offering  Price per Unit  would have been that  amount set
forth  in  the  "Summary  of  Essential  Financial   Information."  See  "Public
Offering."

     ESTIMATED  CURRENT  RETURN AND ESTIMATED  LONG-TERM  RETURN.  The Estimated
Current Return and Estimated  Long-Term  Return to Unitholders  are as set forth
under "Summary of Essential  Financial  Information." The methods of calculating
Estimated  Current  Return and Estimated  Long-Term  Return are set forth in the
footnotes  to  the  "Summary  of  Essential  Financial  Information"  and  under
"Estimated Current Return and Estimated Long-Term Return."

     DISTRIBUTIONS.  Unitholders will receive  distributions on a monthly basis.
See "Rights of  Unitholders--Distributions  of Interest and  Principal."  Record
dates  will be the first day of each  month.  Distributions  will be made on the
fifteenth day of the month subsequent to the respective record dates.

     MARKET FOR UNITS.  Although  not  obligated  to do so, an  affiliate of the
Sponsor, Voyageur Fund Distributors,  Inc., intends to, and certain of the other
Underwriters may, maintain a secondary market for the Units at prices based upon
the  aggregate  bid price of the  Bonds in the  portfolio  of a Trust;  however,
during the initial  offering period such prices will be based upon the aggregate
offering  prices of the Bonds.  If such a market is not  maintained and no other
over-the-counter  market is available,  a Unitholder  will be able to dispose of
his  Units  through  redemption  at  prices  based  upon the bid  prices  of the
underlying Bonds (see "Rights of Unitholders--Redemption of Units").

     REINVESTMENT  OPTION.  Unitholders  have  the  opportunity  to  have  their
distributions  reinvested  into an  open-end  management  investment  company as
described herein. See "Rights of Unitholders--Reinvestment Option."

     RISK  FACTORS.  An  investment  in  the  Trusts  should  be  made  with  an
understanding of the risks associated therewith, including, among other factors,
the inability of the issuer or an insurer to pay the principal of or interest on
a Bond when due, volatile interest rates, early call provisions,  and changes to
the tax status of the Bonds. See "The  Trusts--Risk  Factors" for the applicable
Trust and "Risk Factors."

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                       VOYAGEUR TAX-EXEMPT TRUST, SERIES 6
                   SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 AS OF THE OPENING OF BUSINESS ON THE INITIAL DATE OF DEPOSIT: __________, 1996
               SPONSOR AND EVALUATOR: VOYAGEUR FUND MANAGERS, INC.
                  DISTRIBUTOR: VOYAGEUR FUND DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
                   TRUSTEE: INVESTORS FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY

                                                                  Colorado        Minnesota     Territorial
                                                                   Insured         Insured        Insured
                                                                  SERIES 6         SERIES 3       SERIES 3
                                                                  --------        ---------       --------
<S>                                                              <C>             <C>               <C> 
Principal Amount (Par Value) of Bonds (1)...................     $               $                 $
Number of Units.............................................
Fractional Undivided Interest in the Trust per Unit.........
Principal Amount (Par Value) of Bonds per Unit..............
Public Offering Price: Aggregate Offering Price of Bonds in
    Portfolio...............................................
Aggregate Offering Price of Bonds per Unit..................
Sales Charge 4.9% (5.152% of the Aggregate Offering Price
    of the Bonds) per Unit(2)...............................
Public Offering Price per Unit(2)(3)........................
Redemption Price per Unit(3)(4).............................
Sponsor's Initial Repurchase Price per Unit.................
Excess of Public Offering Price per Unit Over Redemption
    Price per Unit..........................................
Excess of Sponsor's Initial Repurchase Price per Unit Over
    Redemption Price per Unit...............................
Minimum Value of the Trust under which Trust Agreement
    may be terminated.......................................
Minimum Principal Distribution................$1.00 per Unit
First Settlement Date..................... ___________, 1996
Mandatory Termination Date..................._______________
Calculation of Estimated Net Annual Unit Income(5):
    Estimated Annual Interest Income per Unit...............
    Less: Estimated Annual Expense per Unit.................
    Estimated Net Annual Interest Income per Unit...........
Estimated Normal Monthly Distribution per Unit(6)...........
Estimated Daily Rate of Net Interest Accrual per Unit.......
Estimated Current Return Based on Public Offering
    Price(2)(6)(7)..........................................
Estimated Long-Term Return(2)(6)(7).........................
Initial Distribution (____________, 1996)...................
Trustee's Initial Annual Fee per $1,000 Principal Amount of
    Bonds(5)................................................
Evaluator's Annual Fee per Unit.............................
Sponsor's Annual Fee per Unit...............................
Record Dates.........................First day of each month
Distribution Dates...............Fifteenth day of each month

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Evaluations for purpose of sale,  purchase or redemption of Units are made as of
4:00 P.M.  Eastern time on days of trading on the New York Stock  Exchange  next
following receipt of an order for a sale or purchase of Units or receipt
by the Trustee of Units tendered for redemption.

(1)  Because  certain of the  Securities in certain Trusts may from time to time
     under certain circumstances be sold or redeemed or will be called or mature
     in  accordance  with their terms,  there is no guarantee  that the value of
     each  Unit at the  respective  Trusts'  termination  will be  equal  to the
     Principal Amount (Par Value) of Securities per Unit stated above.

(2)  The  sales  charge  is  decreased  and the  Estimated  Current  Return  and
     Estimated  Long-Term  Return are increased for  transactions  entitled to a
     reduced sales charge. See "Public Offering--General."

(3)  Anyone ordering Units for settlement  after the First  Settlement Date will
     pay accrued  interest  from such date to the date of  settlement  (normally
     three  business  days after  order) less  distributions  from the  Interest
     Account  subsequent to the First Settlement Date. For purchases settling on
     the First  Settlement Date, no accrued interest will be added to the Public
     Offering Price. After the initial offering period, the Sponsor's Repurchase
     Price per Unit will be  determined as described  under the caption  "Public
     Offering--Public Market."

(4)  See "Rights of Unitholders--Redemption of Units."

(5)  During the first year the Trustee  will reduce its fee in  ____________  by
     approximately  _____ per Unit (which amount is the estimated interest to be
     earned per Unit prior to the expected  delivery dates for the "when, as and
     if issued" Bonds included in such Trust).  Should such  estimated  interest
     exceed such  amount,  the Trustee will reduce its fee up to its annual fee.
     After the first  year,  the  Trustee's  fee will be that  amount  indicated
     above;  Estimated  Annual  Interest  Income per Unit will be  increased  to
     _______;  Estimated  Annual Expense per Unit will be increased to ________;
     and Estimated Net Annual  Interest  Income per Unit will remain the same as
     shown. See "Estimated Current Return and Estimated Long-Term Return."

(6)  These  figures are based on estimated per Unit cash flows.  Estimated  cash
     flows will vary with changes in fees and expenses,  with changes in current
     interest  rates and with the principal  prepayment,  redemption,  maturity,
     call,  exchange or sale of the underlying  Bonds.  The estimated cash flows
     for each Trust are available upon request at no charge from the Sponsor.

(7)  The  Estimated  Current  Return is calculated by dividing the estimated net
     annual interest income per Unit by the Public Offering Price. The estimated
     net  annual  interest  income  per Unit will vary with  changes in fees and
     expenses  of the  Trustee,  the  Sponsor  and the  Evaluator  and  with the
     principal prepayment, redemption, maturity, exchange or sale of Bonds while
     the Public  Offering  Price will vary with changes in the offering price of
     the  underlying  Bonds;  therefore,  there is no assurance that the present
     Estimated  Current Return  indicated  above will be realized in the future.
     The  Estimated  Long-Term  Return is  calculated  using a formula which (1)
     takes into  consideration,  and  determines  and  factors  in the  relative
     weightings  of, the market  values,  yields  (which  takes into account the
     amortization  of premiums and the  accretion of  discounts)  and  estimated
     retirements  of all of the Bonds in a Trust and (2)  takes  into  account a
     compounding  factor and the expenses and sales charge  associated with each
     Trust Unit. Since the market values and estimated  retirements of the Bonds
     and the  expenses of a Trust will change,  there is no  assurance  that the
     present  Estimated  Long-Term Return as indicated above will be realized in
     the future. The Estimated Current Return and Estimated Long-Term Return are
     expected  to differ  because the  calculation  of the  Estimated  Long-Term
     Return  reflects the estimated date and amount of principal  returned while
     the Estimated Current Return calculation  includes only net annual interest
     income and Public Offering Price.


THE FUND

     GENERAL.  The Fund was  created  under  the laws of the  State of  Missouri
pursuant to a Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement"), dated the Initial Date of
Deposit,  as defined in  "Summary  of  Essential  Financial  Information,"  with
Voyageur Fund Managers,  Inc., as Sponsor and Evaluator, and Investors Fiduciary
Trust Company, as Trustee.

     The Fund consists of three separate unit investment  trusts,  each having a
portfolio  of  interest-bearing   obligations   (including  delivery  statements
relating to contracts for the purchase of certain such obligations) issued by or
on behalf  of  states  and  territories  of the  United  States,  and  political
subdivisions and authorities  thereof,  the interest on which is, in the opinion
of recognized bond counsel to the issuing governmental authorities,  exempt from
all Federal  income taxes under existing law. All issuers of Bonds in an Insured
State  Trust are located in the State for which such Trust is named or in United
States territories or possessions and their public authorities; consequently, in
the opinion of counsel,  the related  interest earned on such Bonds is exempt to
the extent  indicated from state and local taxes of such State or territory.  In
addition, in the case of the Insured National Trust, interest income may also be
exempt from  certain  state and local  taxes for  residents  of various  states.
Illinois,  Indiana, Virginia and Washington residents may only purchase Units of
Territorial Insured Series 3 by this Prospectus. On the Initial Date of Deposit,
the Sponsor  deposited with the Trustee the Bonds  indicated under the "Schedule
of Investments" for each Trust herein, including delivery statements relating to
contracts for the purchase of certain such  obligations and irrevocable  letters
of credit issued by a financial institution in the aggregate amount required for
such purchases (the "Bonds"). Thereafter, the Trustee, in exchange for the Bonds
so deposited,  delivered to the Sponsor  evidences of ownership of the number of
Units  of  each  Trust  as  indicated  under  "Summary  of  Essential  Financial
Information."

     With the deposit of the Bonds on the Initial  Date of Deposit,  the Sponsor
established  a  percentage  relationship  between  the  amounts of Bonds in each
Trust's portfolio.  From time to time following the Initial Date of Deposit, the
Sponsor,  pursuant to the Trust  Agreement,  may deposit  additional  Bonds in a
Trust and Units may be  continuously  offered for sale to the public by means of
this Prospectus,  resulting in a potential increase in the outstanding number of
Units of a Trust.  Any additional  Bonds deposited in a Trust will maintain,  as
nearly as is practicable,  the original proportionate  relationship of the Bonds
in a Trust's portfolio.  Since the prices of the underlying Bonds will fluctuate
daily,  the ratio, on a market value basis,  will also change daily. The portion
of Bonds  represented by each Unit will not change as a result of the deposit of
additional Bonds in a Trust.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may have been  purchased on a
"when, as and if issued" or "delayed  delivery"  basis. See footnote (1) in "The
Trusts--Notes to Schedules of  Investments."  The delivery of any such Bonds may
be delayed or may not occur.  Interest  on these  Bonds  begins  accruing to the
benefit of Unitholders on their respective dates of delivery.  To the extent any
Bonds are actually  delivered to the Fund after their respective  expected dates
of delivery,  Unitholders  who purchase their Units prior to the date such Bonds
are  actually  delivered  to the Trustee  would be required to adjust  their tax
basis in their Units for a portion of the interest accruing on such Bonds during
the interval  between  their  purchase of Units and the actual  delivery of such
Bonds. As a result of any such adjustment,  the Estimated Current Returns during
the first year would be slightly  lower than those stated  herein which would be
the  returns  after  the  first  year,  assuming  the  portfolio  of a Trust and
estimated  annual expenses other than those of the Trustee (which may be reduced
in the  first  year  only) do not vary from that set  forth  under  "Summary  of
Essential Financial Information".  Unitholders will be "at risk" with respect to
all Bonds in the  portfolios  including  "when,  as and if issued" and  "delayed
delivery" Bonds (i.e.,  may derive either gain or loss from  fluctuations in the
evaluation of such Bonds) from the date they commit for Units.  For a discussion
of the Sponsor's obligations in the event of the failure of any contract for the
purchase of any of the Bonds and limited  right to substitute  other  tax-exempt
bonds to replace any failed contract, see "Replacement Bonds" below.

     Each Unit initially offered represents the fractional undivided interest in
each Trust as indicated under "Summary of Essential  Financial  Information." To
the extent that any Units are redeemed by the Trustee,  the fractional undivided
interest in a Trust represented by each unredeemed Unit will increase,  although
the actual  interest  in such Trust  represented  by such  fraction  will remain
unchanged.  Units will  remain  outstanding  until  redeemed  upon tender to the
Trustee by Unitholders,  which may include the Sponsor or the  Underwriters,  or
until the termination of the Trust Agreement.

     REPLACEMENT BONDS. Because certain of the Bonds in a Trust may from time to
time  under  certain  circumstances  be  sold or  redeemed  or  will  mature  in
accordance  with their terms and because the  proceeds  from such events will be
distributed to Unitholders and will not be reinvested, no assurance can be given
that a  Trust  will  retain  for  any  length  of  time  its  present  size  and
composition.  Neither the Sponsor nor the Trustee shall be liable in any way for
any default, failure or defect in any Bond. In the event of a failure to deliver
any Bond that has been purchased for a Trust under a contract,  including  those
securities  purchased on a "when, as and if issued" basis ("Failed Bonds"),  the
Sponsor is authorized under the Trust Agreement to direct the Trustee to acquire
other  securities  ("Replacement  Bonds") to make up the original  corpus of the
affected Trust.

     The  Replacement  Bonds must be purchased  within 20 days after delivery of
the notice of the failed  contract and the purchase price  (exclusive of accrued
interest)  may not exceed the amount of funds  reserved  for the purchase of the
Failed Bonds.  The Replacement  Bonds shall (i) be tax-exempt  bonds,  issued by
states or territories of the United States or political subdivisions thereof and
shall have the  benefit of an  exemption  from state  taxation of interest to an
extent  equal to or  greater  than that of the bonds  they  replace,  with fixed
maturity  dates  substantially  the same as those of the Failed  Bonds;  (ii) be
purchased  at a price  that  results  in a yield to  maturity  and in a  current
return,  in each case as of the Initial Date of Deposit,  at least equal to that
of the Failed Bonds; (iii) be payable in U.S. currency; (iv) not be when, as and
if issued  bonds;  (v) be rated  "AAA" by Standard & Poor's or "Aaa" by Moody's;
and (vi) be insured by one of the Insurers. Whenever a Replacement Bond has been
acquired for a Trust, the Trustee shall, within five days thereafter, notify all
Unitholders of such Trust of the acquisition of the Replacement  Bond and shall,
on the next  monthly  distribution  date which is more than 30 days  thereafter,
make a pro rata  distribution  of the  amount,  if any, by which the cost to the
affected Trust of the Failed Bond exceeded the cost of the Replacement Bond plus
accrued interest.  Once the original corpus of a Trust is acquired,  the Trustee
will have no power to vary the  investment  of the Trust;  i.e.,  the Trust will
have no  managerial  power to take  advantage of market  variations to improve a
Unitholder's investment.

     If the right of limited  substitution  described in the preceding paragraph
shall not be  utilized  to  acquire  Replacement  Bonds in the event of a failed
contract,  the Sponsor will refund the sales charge  attributable to such Failed
Bonds to all  Unitholders of the affected Trust and distribute the principal and
accrued interest (at the coupon rate of such Failed Bonds to the date the Failed
Bonds are removed  from the Trust)  attributable  to such Failed Bonds not later
than the next  Distribution  Date following such removal or such earlier time as
the  Trustee  in  its  sole  discretion  deems  to be in  the  interest  of  the
Unitholders.  In the event a Replacement Bond should not be acquired by a Trust,
the estimated net annual interest income per Unit for the Trust would be reduced
and the Estimated  Current  Return and the Estimated  Long-Term  Return  thereon
might be lowered. In addition,  Unitholders should be aware that they may not be
able at the time of receipt of such principal to reinvest such proceeds in other
securities  at a yield  equal to or in excess of the yield  which such  proceeds
were earning to Unitholders in the affected Trust.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND PORTFOLIO SELECTION

     The objectives of the Fund are to gain interest  income exempt from Federal
income tax and, in the case of an Insured State Trust,  Federal and state income
taxation and to conserve capital through an investment in diversified portfolios
of Federal and state tax-exempt  obligations.  There is, of course, no guarantee
that the Trusts will achieve their  objectives.  The Fund may be an  appropriate
investment  vehicle for  investors who desire to  participate  in a portfolio of
tax-exempt fixed income securities with greater  diversification than they might
be able to acquire individually.  In addition,  securities of the type deposited
in the Fund are often not available in small amounts.

     Insurance  guaranteeing the timely payment,  when due, of all principal and
interest  on the Bonds in each  Trust has been  obtained  by the  issuer of such
Bonds,  by a prior owner of such Bonds or by the Sponsor prior to the deposit of
such  Bonds  in  such  Trust  from  one  of  several  insurance  companies  (the
"Insurers").  Certain Bonds may be escrowed to maturity.  No  representation  is
made as to any Insurer's  ability to meet its commitments.  All Bonds insured by
an Insurer  receive a "AAA"  rating by  Standard & Poor's and a "Aaa"  rating by
Moody's.  Standard & Poor's  describes  securities it rates "AAA" as having "the
highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt  obligation.  Capacity to
pay  interest  and repay  principal  is  extremely  strong."  Moody's  describes
securities it rates "Aaa" as "judged to be of the best  quality." They carry the
smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edge."
Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally  stable margin
and  principal is secure.  While the various  protective  elements are likely to
change,  such  changes  as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely  to impair the
fundamentally  strong position of such issues.  Their safety is so absolute that
with  the  occasional  exception  of  oversupply  in a few  specific  instances,
characteristically,  their  market  value is  affected  solely  by money  market
fluctuations.

     In selecting Bonds for the Trusts the following factors, among others, were
considered by the Sponsor: (i) whether the Bonds are insured by an Insurer, (ii)
the  prices of the Bonds  relative  to other  bonds of  comparable  quality  and
maturity  and  (iii) the  diversification  of Bonds as to  purpose  of issue and
location of issuer.  Subsequent to the Initial Date of Deposit, a Bond may cease
to be rated or its rating may be reduced  below  "AAA",  "Aaa" or both.  Neither
event  requires  elimination of such Bonds from the portfolio of a Trust but may
be considered in the Sponsor's  determination as to whether or not to direct the
Trustee  to  dispose   of  the  Bonds,   see  "Trust   Administration--Portfolio
Administration".

     To the best knowledge of the Sponsor,  there is no litigation pending as of
the Initial  Date of Deposit in respect of any Bonds which might  reasonably  be
expected to have a material  adverse  effect upon the Fund or any of the Trusts.
At any time after the Initial Date of Deposit,  litigation may be initiated on a
variety of grounds with respect to Bonds in the Fund. Such  litigation,  as, for
example, suits challenging the issuance of pollution control revenue bonds under
environmental  protection statutes, may affect the validity of such Bonds or the
tax-free nature of the interest thereon. While the outcome of litigation of such
nature can never be entirely  predicted,  the Fund has  received or will receive
opinions of bond counsel to the issuing  authorities of each Bond on the date of
issuance  to the effect  that such Bonds have been  validly  issued and that the
interest thereon is exempt from Federal and applicable state income taxation. In
addition, other factors may arise from time to time which potentially may impair
the ability of issuers to meet obligations undertaken with respect to the Bonds.

THE TRUSTS

COLORADO INSURED SERIES 6

     GENERAL.  Colorado  Insured  Series 6 (the  "Colorado  Trust")  consists of
issues  of _____  Bonds.  ____ of the Bonds in the  Colorado  Trust is a general
obligation  (___%) of the  governmental  entity  issuing it and is backed by the
taxing  power  thereof.  The  remaining  issues are payable from the income of a
specific  project or authority  and are not  supported by the issuer's  power to
levy taxes.  These  issues are divided by purpose of issues (and  percentage  of
principal amount to total Colorado Trust) as follows:  ____% Healthcare  Revenue
Bonds, ____% Transportation  Revenue Bonds, ___% Housing Revenue Bonds and ____%
Education  Revenue  Bonds.  No Bond has  received a  provisional  rating.  For a
general description of certain of the risks associated with the Bonds, see "Risk
Factors" below.

     RISK FACTORS  SPECIFIC TO COLORADO.  The State  Constitution  requires that
expenditures  for any fiscal year not exceed  revenues for such fiscal year.  By
statute,  the amount of General Fund  revenues  available for  appropriation  is
based upon revenue  estimates  which,  together with other available  resources,
must exceed annual  appropriations by the amount of the  unappropriated  reserve
(the  "Unappropriated  Reserve").  The  Unappropriated  Reserve  requirement for
fiscal year 1991, 1992 and 1993 was set at 3% of total  appropriations  from the
General Fund. For fiscal years 1994 and thereafter,  the Unappropriated  Reserve
retirement  is  set  at  4%.  In  addition  to  the  Unappropriated  Reserve,  a
constitutional  amendment approved by Colorado voters in 1992 requires the State
and each local  government  to reserve a certain  percentage  of its fiscal year
spending  (excluding  bonded debt  service) for  emergency  use (the  "Emergency
Reserve").  The minimum  Emergency Reserve is set at 2% for 1994 and 3% for 1995
and later years. For fiscal year 1992 and thereafter General Fund appropriations
are also limited by statute to an amount equal to the cost of performing certain
required  reappraisals of taxable property plus an amount equal to the lesser of
(i) five percent of Colorado  personal  income or (ii) 106% of the total General
Fund  appropriations  for the previous  fiscal year. This  restriction  does not
apply to any General Fund appropriations which are required as a result of a new
federal  law, a final state or federal  court order or moneys  derived  from the
increase  in the rate or amount of any tax or fee  approved by a majority of the
registered  electors of the State voting at any general  election.  In addition,
the statutory limit on the level of Federal Fund  appropriations may be exceeded
for a given fiscal year upon the declaration of a State fiscal  emergency by the
State General Assembly.

     The 1993 fiscal year ending General Fund balance was $326.8 million,  which
was $196.9  million  over the  combined  Unappropriated  Reserve  and  Emergency
Reserve requirement. The 1994 fiscal year ending General Fund balance (exclusive
of $39.0 million allocated to Emergency  Reserve) was $320.4 million,  or $188.6
million over the required  Unappropriated  Reserve.  Based on December 20, 1994,
estimates,  the 1995 fiscal year ending General Fund balance (exclusive of $74.1
million  allocated to Emergency  Reserve) is expected to be $276.8  million,  or
$135.1 million over the required Unappropriated Reserve.

     On November 3, 1992, voters in Colorado approved a constitutional amendment
(the  "Amendment")  which, in general,  became effective  December 31, 1992, and
which could restrict the ability of the State and local  governments to increase
revenues  and impose  taxes.  The  Amendment  applies to the State and all local
governments, including home rule entities ("Districts"). Enterprises, defined as
government-owned  businesses  authorized  to issue  revenue  bonds and receiving
under  10% of  annual  revenue  in  grants  from all  Colorado  state  and local
governments combined, are excluded from the provisions of the Amendment.

     The  provisions of the  Amendment  are unclear and have  required  judicial
interpretation.   Among  other  provisions,  beginning  November  4,  1992,  the
Amendment  requires voter approval prior to tax increases,  creation of debt, or
mill levy or valuation for assessment ratio increases. The Amendment also limits
increases  in  government  spending  and  property  tax  revenues  to  specified
percentages. The Amendment requires that District property tax revenues yield no
more than the prior year's  revenues  adjusted  for  inflation,  voter  approved
changes and (except  with regard to school  districts)  local growth in property
values  according to a formula set forth in the Amendment.  School districts are
allowed to adjust tax levies for changes in student enrollment.  Pursuant to the
Amendment, local government spending is to be limited by the same formula as the
limitation  for  property  tax  revenues.  The  Amendment  limits  increases  in
expenditures  from the State general fund and program  revenues  (cash funds) to
the growth in inflation  plus the percentage  change in State  population in the
prior  calendar  year.  The basis for initial  spending  and revenue  limits are
fiscal year 1992 spending and 1991 property  taxes  collected in 1992. The basis
for spending and revenue limits for fiscal year 1994 and later years will be the
prior fiscal year's  spending and property taxes collected in the prior calendar
year. Debt service changes,  reductions and  voter-approved  revenue changes are
excluded  from the  calculation  basis.  The  Amendment  also  prohibits  new or
increased  real property  transfer tax rates,  new State real property taxes and
local District income taxes.

     Litigation  concerning  several  issues  relating to the Amendment has been
brought in the  Colorado  courts.  The  litigation  deals  with three  principal
issues:  (i) whether  Districts  can increase mill levies to pay debt service on
general  obligation  bonds  without  obtaining  voter  approval;  (ii) whether a
multi-year  lease-purchase  agreement  subject  to annual  appropriations  is an
obligation  which  requires  voter approval prior to execution of the agreement;
and (iii) what constitutes an "enterprise" which is excluded from the provisions
of the  Amendment.  In  September,  1994,  the Colorado  Supreme Court held that
Districts  can increase  mill levies to pay debt  service on general  obligation
bonds issued after the effective  date of the  Amendment;  litigation  regarding
mill  levy  increases  to pay  general  obligation  bonds  issued  prior  to the
Amendment is still  pending.  In late 1994,  the Colorado  Court of Appeals held
that multi-year lease-purchase agreements subject to annual appropriation do not
require voter approval.  The time to file an appeal in that case has expired. An
appeal of the primary case  addressing the remaining issue has been heard by the
Colorado Supreme Court; an opinion is expected by mid-1995.  The outcome of that
appeal cannot be predicted at this time.

     According to the COLORADO ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, FOURTH QUARTER, FY 1994-95,
DECEMBER  20,  1994 (the  "Economic  Report"),  inflation  for 1993 was 4.2% and
population  grew  at the  rate  of  2.9% in  Colorado.  Accordingly,  under  the
Amendment,  increases in State expenditures  during the 1995 fiscal year will be
limited to 7.1% over  expenditures  during the 1994 fiscal year.  The limitation
for the 1996 fiscal year is projected to be 6.9%,  based on projected  inflation
of 4.4% for 1994 and projected  population  growth of 2.5% during 1994. The 1994
fiscal year is the base year for  calculating the limitation for the 1995 fiscal
year. For the 1994 fiscal year,  General Fund revenues  totaled $3,596.1 million
and program revenues (cash funds) totaled $1,659.8  million,  resulting in total
estimated base revenues of $5,629.1  million.  Expenditures  for the 1995 fiscal
year, therefore,  cannot exceed $5,629.1 million.  However, the 1995 fiscal year
General Fund and program revenues (cash funds) are projected to be only $5,536.3
million,  or $92.8  million less than  expenditures  allowed  under the spending
limitation.

     There is also a statutory  restriction on the amount of annual increases in
taxes  that the  various  taxing  jurisdictions  in  Colorado  can levy  without
electoral  approval.  This  restriction  does not  apply to taxes  levied to pay
general obligation debt.

     As the State experienced  revenue  shortfalls in the mid-1980s,  it adopted
various measures,  including impoundment of funds by the Governor,  reduction of
appropriations by the General Assembly,  a temporary  increase in the sales tax,
deferral of certain tax reductions and inter-fund  borrowings.  On a GAAP basis,
the State had  unrestricted  General Fund  balances at June 30 of  approximately
$134.4 million in fiscal year 1989,  $116.6  million in fiscal year 1990,  $16.3
million in fiscal year 1991,  $133.3 million in fiscal year 1992, $326.6 million
in fiscal year 1993,  and $320.4  million in fiscal  year 1994.  The fiscal year
1995  unrestricted  General  Fund ending  balance is  currently  projected to be
$276.8 million.

     For fiscal year 1994, the following tax categories  generated the following
respective  revenue  percentages  of the State's  $3,596.1  million  total gross
receipts:  individual  income taxes  represented 53.4% of gross fiscal year 1994
receipts;  sales, use and other excise taxes  represented  31.2% of gross fiscal
year 1994 receipts;  and corporate income taxes represented 4.1% of gross fiscal
year 1994 receipts.  The final budget for fiscal year 1995 projects general fund
revenues of approximately  $3,797.2 million and  appropriations of approximately
$3,542.1  million.  The percentages of general fund revenue generated by type of
tax for fiscal year 1995 are not  expected to be  significantly  different  from
fiscal year 1994 percentages.

     Under its  constitution,  the State of Colorado is not  permitted  to issue
general  obligation  bonds  secured  by the full  faith and credit of the State.
However,  certain agencies and  instrumentalities of the State are authorized to
issue bonds secured by revenues from specific projects and activities. The State
enters into certain lease  transactions  which are subject to annual  renewal at
the  option  of the  State.  In  addition,  the  State  is  authorized  to issue
short-term revenue anticipation notes. Local governmental units in the State are
also  authorized to incur  indebtedness.  The major source of financing for such
local  government  indebtedness is an ad valorem  property tax. In addition,  in
order to  finance  public  projects,  local  governments  in the State can issue
revenue  bonds  payable from the revenues of a utility or enterprise or from the
proceeds of an excise tax, or assessment bonds payable from special assessments.
Colorado local governments can also finance public projects through leases which
are subject to annual appropriation at the option of the local government. Local
governments  in  Colorado  also  issue tax  anticipation  notes.  The  Amendment
requires prior voter approval for the creation of any multiple  fiscal year debt
or other financial obligation whatsoever,  except for refundings at a lower rate
or obligations of an enterprise.

     Based on data published by the State of Colorado,  Office of State Planning
and Budgeting as presented in the Economic Report,  over 50% of non-agricultural
employment  in Colorado  in 1994 was  concentrated  in the retail and  wholesale
trade and service  sectors,  reflecting the importance of tourism to the State's
economy  and of  Denver as a  regional  economic  and  transportation  hub.  The
government and  manufacturing  sectors  followed as the fourth and fifth largest
employment  sectors  in the  State,  representing  approximately  17.5% and 11%,
respectively, of non-agricultural employment in the State in 1994. The Office of
Planning and Budgeting projects similar concentrations for 1995 and 1996.

     According to the Economic Report,  the unemployment  rate improved slightly
from an average of 5.2% during  1993 to 4.9% during  1994.  Total  retail  sales
increased  by 11.3% during  1994.  Colorado  continued to surpass the job growth
rate of the U.S., with a 3.5% rate of growth  projected for Colorado in 1994, as
compared with 2.6% for the nation as a whole. However, the rate of job growth in
Colorado is expected to decline in 1995, primarily due to the completion in 1994
of large public works  projects,  such as Denver  International  Airport,  Coors
Baseball Field, and the Denver Public Library renovation project, the closure of
Lowry Air Force Base and cutbacks at Rocky Flats.

     Personal income rose 7.4% in Colorado during 1993 and 7.1% in 1992.  During
1994,  personal  income rose 6.7% in  Colorado,  as  compared  with 5.9% for the
nation as a whole.

     Economic  conditions  in the State  may have  continuing  effects  on other
governmental  units  within  the State  (including  issuers  of the Bonds in the
Colorado  Trust),  which,  to varying  degrees,  have also  experienced  reduced
revenues as a result of recessionary conditions and other factors.

     STATE TAXATION. For a discussion of the Federal tax status of income earned
on Colorado Trust Units, see "Tax Status."

     Neither the Sponsor nor its counsel has independently examined the Bonds to
be deposited in and held in the Colorado Trust.  However,  although  Chapman and
Cutler  expresses  no opinion  with  respect to the  issuance  of the Bonds,  in
rendering its opinion  expressed herein, it has assumed that: (i) the Bonds were
validly  issued;  (ii) the interest  thereon is excludable from gross income for
Federal  income tax  purposes;  and (iii)  interest  on the Bonds,  if  received
directly  by a  Unitholder,  would be exempt  from the income tax imposed by the
State of Colorado that is applicable to individuals and corporations (the "State
Income  Tax").  This opinion does not address the taxation of persons other than
full time residents of Colorado.

     In the  opinion of  Chapman  and  Cutler,  counsel  to the  Sponsor,  under
existing Colorado law:

          1. Because  Colorado income tax law is based upon the Federal law, the
     Colorado Trust is not an association  taxable as a corporation for purposes
     of Colorado income taxation.

          2. With respect to Colorado  Unitholders,  in view of the relationship
     between Federal and Colorado tax computations described above:

               (i) Each Colorado Unitholder will be treated as owning a pro rata
          share of each  asset of the  Colorado  Trust for  Colorado  income tax
          purposes in the proportion that the number of Units of such Trust held
          by the Unitholder  bears to the total number of  outstanding  Units of
          the  Colorado  Trust,  and  the  income  of the  Colorado  Trust  will
          therefore be treated as the income of each Colorado  Unitholder  under
          Colorado law in the proportion  described and an item of income of the
          Colorado Trust will have the same character in the hands of a Colorado
          Unitholder as it would have in the hands of the Trustee;

               (ii) Interest on Bonds that would not be includable in income for
          Colorado  income  tax  purposes  when  paid  directly  to  a  Colorado
          Unitholder  will be exempt from Colorado income taxation when received
          by the Colorado Trust and  attributed to such Colorado  Unitholder and
          when distributed to such Colorado Unitholder;

               (iii) Any proceeds  paid under  individual  policies  obtained by
          issuers  of Bonds  in the  Colorado  Trust  which  represent  maturing
          interest on  defaulted  obligations  held by the  Trustee  will not be
          includable  in income for Colorado  income tax purposes if, and to the
          same extent as, such interest is not so includable  for Federal income
          tax purposes;

               (iv) Each Colorado  Unitholder  will realize taxable gain or loss
          when the  Colorado  Trust  disposes  of the  Bonds  (whether  by sale,
          exchange,  redemption,  or payment at  maturity)  or when the Colorado
          Unitholder  redeems  or  sells  Units  at a price  that  differs  from
          original cost as adjusted for amortization of bond discount or premium
          and other basis adjustments (including any basis reduction that may be
          required to reflect a Colorado Unitholder's share of interest, if any,
          accruing  on  Bonds   during  the   interval   between  the   Colorado
          Unitholder's  settlement date and the date such Bonds are delivered to
          the Colorado Trust, if later);

               (v) Tax cost reduction  requirements  relating to amortization of
          bond  premium  may,  under  some  circumstances,  result  in  Colorado
          Unitholders  realizing  taxable  gain  when  their  Units  are sold or
          redeemed for an amount equal to or less than their original cost; and

               (vi) If  interest on  indebtedness  incurred  or  continued  by a
          Colorado  Unitholder  to purchase  Units in the Colorado  Trust is not
          deductible  for  Federal   income  tax  purposes,   it  also  will  be
          non-deductible for Colorado income tax purposes.

     Unitholders should be aware that all tax-exempt  interest,  including their
share of interest on the Bonds paid to the Colorado Trust, is taken into account
for purposes of determining  eligibility for the Colorado Property Tax/Rent/Heat
Rebate.  No opinion is expressed  regarding the Colorado  taxation of foreign or
domestic insurance companies.

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                            COLORADO INSURED SERIES 6
                             SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                  AS OF THE OPENING OF BUSINESS ON THE INITIAL
                        DATE OF DEPOSIT: __________, 1996


                 Name of Issuer, Title, Interest Rate and                                               Offering Price
Aggregate        Maturity Date of either Bonds Deposited                            Redemption            to Colorado
PRINCIPAL (1)          OR BONDS CONTRACTED FOR (1)(5)           RATING (2)          FEATURE (3)            TRUST (4)
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For an  explanation  of the footnotes used on this page, see "Notes to Schedules
of Investments" on page 20.


MINNESOTA INSURED SERIES 2

     GENERAL.  The Minnesota  Trust consists of _____ issues of Bonds.  _____ of
the  Bonds  in the  Minnesota  Trust  are  general  obligations  (____%)  of the
governmental  entities  issuing them and are backed by the taxing power thereof.
The  remaining  issues are  payable  from the  income of a  specific  project or
authority  and are not  supported  by the  issuer's  power to levy taxes.  These
issues are divided by purpose of issues (and  percentage of principal  amount to
total  Minnesota  Trust) as  follows:  ____%  Healthcare  Revenue  Bonds,  ____%
Industrial Revenue Bonds and ____% Utility Revenue Bonds. No Bond has received a
provisional rating. For a general description of certain of the risks associated
with the Bonds, see "Risk Factors" below.

     RISK  FACTORS  SPECIFIC  TO  MINNESOTA.  In the  early  1980s  the State of
Minnesota  experienced  financial  difficulties due to a downturn in the State's
economy  resulting from the national  recession.  As a consequence,  the State's
revenues were  significantly  lower than anticipated in the July 1, 1979 to June
30, 1981 biennium and the July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1983 biennium.

     In response to revenue shortfalls,  the legislature broadened and increased
the State sales tax, increased income taxes (by increasing rates and eliminating
deductions)  and  reduced  appropriations  and  deferred  payment  of State aid,
including  appropriations for and aids to local governmental  units. The State's
fiscal  problems  affected other  governmental  units within the State,  such as
local  government,  school  districts  and state  agencies,  which,  in  varying
degrees, also faced cash flow difficulties.  In certain cases, revenues of local
governmental units and agencies were reduced by the recession.

     Because of the  State's  fiscal  problems,  Standard & Poor's  reduced  its
rating on the State's  outstanding  general  obligation bonds from AAA to AA+ in
August 1981 and to AA in March 1982.  Moody's  lowered its rating on the State's
outstanding  general  obligation bonds from Aaa to Aa in April 1982. The State's
economy recovered in the July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1985 biennium, and substantial
reductions in the individual income tax were enacted in 1984 and 1985.  Standard
& Poor's raised its rating on the State's  outstanding  general obligation bonds
to AA+ in January 1985. In 1986,  1987,  1991,  1992 and 1993,  legislation  was
required to eliminate  projected budget deficits by raising additional  revenue,
reducing  expenditures,  including  aids to  political  subdivisions  and higher
education,  reducing the State's budget reserve (cash flow account),  imposing a
sales tax on purchases by local  government  units,  and making other  budgetary
adjustments.  A budget forecast released by the Minnesota  Department of Finance
on March 1, 1994  projects a  balanced  General  Fund at the end of the  current
biennium,  June 30, 1995, plus an increase in the State's cash flow account from
$360 million to $500 million. Total projected expenditures and transfers for the
biennium are $17.0 billion.  The forecast also projects,  however, a shortage of
$29.5 million in the Local Government Trust Fund at June 30, 1995, against total
projected expenditures from the Fund of $1.8 billion for the biennium.

     State grants and aids represent a large percentage of the total revenues of
cities, towns, counties and school districts in Minnesota.  Even with respect to
bonds that are revenue  obligations of the issuer and not general obligations of
the State,  there can be no assurance that the fiscal problems referred to above
will not adversely  affect the market value or marketability of the bonds or the
ability of the  respective  obligors  to pay  interest on and  principal  of the
bonds.

     STATE TAXATION. For a discussion of the Federal tax status of income earned
on Minnesota Trust Units, see "Tax Status."

     Counsel to the Minnesota  Trust  understands  that the Minnesota Trust will
only have income  consisting  of (i) interest  from bonds issued by the State of
Minnesota and its political and governmental  subdivisions,  municipalities  and
governmental  agencies and  instrumentalities and bonds issued by possessions of
the United  States  which would be exempt  from  Federal  and  Minnesota  income
taxation when paid  directly to an  individual,  trust or estate (the  "Bonds"),
(ii) gain on the disposition of such Bonds and (iii) proceeds paid under certain
insurance  policies issued to the issuers of the Bonds which represent  maturing
interest or principal payments on defaulted Bonds held by the Trustee.

     Neither the Sponsor nor its counsel has independently examined the Bonds to
be deposited in and held in the Trust. However, although no opinion is expressed
herein  regarding  such matters,  it is assumed that: (i) the Bonds were validly
issued,  (ii) the interest  thereon is excludible  from gross income for Federal
income tax  purposes  and (iii) the  interest  thereon is exempt from income tax
imposed by Minnesota that is applicable to individuals,  trusts and estates (the
"Minnesota  Income  Tax").  It should  be noted  that  interest  on the Bonds is
subject to tax in the case of  corporations  subject to the Minnesota  Corporate
Franchise  Tax or the Corporate  Alternative  Minimum Tax and is a factor in the
computation of the Minimum Fee applicable to financial institutions. The opinion
set forth below does not address  the  taxation of persons  other than full time
residents of Minnesota.

     In the  opinion of  Chapman  and  Cutler,  counsel  to the  Sponsor,  under
existing  Minnesota  income tax law as of the date of this  prospectus and based
upon the assumptions above:

          1. The Minnesota Trust is not an association  taxable as a corporation
     and each  Unitholder of the Minnesota Trust will be treated as the owner of
     a pro rata portion of the Minnesota  Trust,  and the income of such portion
     of the  Minnesota  Trust  will  therefore  be  treated as the income of the
     Unitholder for Minnesota Income Tax purposes;

          2. Income on the Bonds which is exempt from the  Minnesota  Income Tax
     when  received by a Unitholder  of the  Minnesota  Trust and which would be
     exempt from the Minnesota  Income Tax if received  directly by a Unitholder
     will  retain  its  status as  exempt  from  such tax when  received  by the
     Minnesota Trust and distributed to such Unitholder;

          3.  To the  extent  that  interest  on the  Bonds,  if any,  which  is
     includible in the computation of  "alternative  minimum taxable income" for
     Federal  income tax purposes,  such interest will also be includible in the
     computation of  "alternative  minimum  taxable  income" for purposes of the
     Minnesota  Alternative  Minimum  Tax  imposed on  individuals,  estates and
     trusts and on corporations;

          4. Each  Unitholder of the Minnesota Trust will recognize gain or loss
     for  Minnesota  Income  Tax  purposes  if the  Trustee  disposes  of a Bond
     (whether by redemption,  sale or otherwise) or if the Unitholder redeems or
     sells Units of the  Minnesota  Trust to the extent that such a  transaction
     results in a recognized  gain or loss to such Unitholder for Federal income
     tax purposes;

          5. Tax cost reduction  requirements  relating to  amortization of bond
     premium may,  under some  circumstances,  result in  Unitholders  realizing
     taxable gain for Minnesota Income Tax purposes when their Units are sold or
     redeemed for an amount equal to or less than their original cost;

          6. Proceeds, if any, paid under individual insurance policies obtained
     by  issuers  of  Bonds  which  represent  maturing  interest  on  defaulted
     obligations  held by the Trustee  will be  excludible  from  Minnesota  net
     income if,  and to the same  extent as,  such  interest  would have been so
     excludible  if paid in the  normal  course by the  issuer of the  defaulted
     obligation  provided  that,  at the time such policies are  purchased,  the
     amounts paid for such policies are  reasonable,  customary  and  consistent
     with the reasonable  expectation that the issuer of the bonds,  rather than
     the insurer, will pay debt service on the bonds; and

          7. To the extent that interest  derived from the Minnesota  Trust by a
     Unitholder  with respect to any possession  obligations is excludible  from
     gross income for Federal income tax purposes pursuant to 48 U.S.C.  Section
     745, 48 U.S.C. Section 1423a and 48 U.S.C. Section 1403, such interest will
     not be  subject  to  either  the  Minnesota  Income  Tax  or the  Minnesota
     alternative  minimum tax  imposed on  individuals,  estates and trusts.  It
     should be noted that interest  relating to  possession  bonds is subject to
     tax in  the  case  of  corporations  subject  to  the  Minnesota  Corporate
     Franchise Tax or the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax.

     Chapman and Cutler has not examined  any of the Bonds to be  deposited  and
held in the Minnesota Trust or the  proceedings for the issuance  thereof or the
opinions of bond counsel with respect thereto, and therefore express no opinions
to the  exemption  from State  income taxes of interest on the Bonds if received
directly by a Unitholder.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           MINNESOTA INSURED SERIES 3
                             SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                  AS OF THE OPENING OF BUSINESS ON THE INITIAL
                        DATE OF DEPOSIT: _________, 1996


               Name of Issuer, Title, Interest Rate and                                                Offering Price
Aggregate      Maturity Date of either Bonds Deposited                                                  to Minnesota
PRINCIPAL (1)        OR BONDS CONTRACTED FOR (1)(5)           RATING (2)    REDEMPTION FEATURE (3)        TRUST (4)
- ----------     -------------------------------------------    ----------    ----------------------    -------------
<S>            <C>                                             <C>          <C>                       <C>  




</TABLE>

For an  explanation  of the footnotes used on this page, see "Notes to Schedules
of Investments" on page __

TERRITORIAL INSURED SERIES 3

     GENERAL.  Territorial  Insured Series 3 (the "Territorial  Trust") consists
entirely of obligations of issuers  located in Territories of the United States,
such as Puerto  Rico,  Guam and the  Northern  Marianna  Islands.  Specifically,
Territorial  Insured  Series 3 consists  of issues of _____  Bonds all issued by
entities  located in the  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. _____ of the Bonds in the
Territorial Trust is a general obligation  (____%) of the governmental  entities
issuing them and are backed by the taxing power  thereof.  The remaining  issues
are  payable  from the income of a specific  project  or  authority  and are not
supported  by the  issuer's  power to levy  taxes.  These  issues are divided by
purpose of issues  (and  percentage  of  principal  amount to total  Territorial
Trust) as follows:  ___% Health  Revenue  Bonds;  ____%  Transportation  Revenue
Bonds;  ____% Education Revenue Bonds and ____% Other Revenue Bonds. No Bond has
received a provisional rating. For a general description of certain of the risks
associated with the Bonds, see "Risk Factors" below.

     RISK FACTORS SPECIFIC TO PUERTO RICO. The economy of Puerto Rico is closely
integrated  with  that  of  the  mainland  United  States.  During  fiscal  1993
approximately 86% of Puerto Rico's exports were to the U.S. mainland,  which was
also the source of  approximately  69% of Puerto Rico's imports.  The economy of
Puerto  Rico  is  dominated  by  the  manufacturing  and  service  sectors.  The
manufacturing  sector has  experienced a basic change over the years as a result
of  increased  emphasis  on higher  wage,  high  technology  industries  such as
pharmaceuticals,   electronics,  computers,  microprocessors,  professional  and
scientific instruments, and certain high technology machinery and equipment. The
service sector, including finance, insurance and real estate, also plays a major
role in the economy.  It ranks second only to  manufacturing  in contribution to
the gross  domestic  product and leads all sectors in providing  employment.  In
recent years, the service sector has experienced  significant growth in response
to the expansion of the manufacturing sector.

     Gross Product in fiscal 1989 was $20.0 billion, and gross product in fiscal
1993 was $25.0  billion.  This  represents an increase in gross product of 25.2%
from fiscal 1989 to 1993. Since fiscal 1987, personal income, both aggregate and
per capita,  has  increased  consistently  each  fiscal  year.  In fiscal  1993,
aggregate  personal  income was $24.1 billion and personal income per capita was
$6,760.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau,  the population of Puerto Rico was
approximately 3,522,000 in 1990 compared to 3,196,520 in 1980.

     Puerto Rico's  decade-long  economic  expansion  continued  throughout  the
five-year  period from fiscal 1989 through  fiscal 1993.  Almost every sector of
the economy was affected and record levels of employment  were  achieved.  While
trends in the Puerto Rico economy normally follow those in the U.S., Puerto Rico
did not  experience  a recession as did the U.S.,  primarily  because of low oil
prices, low interest rates, and its strong  manufacturing base which has a large
component  of  non-cyclical  industries.  Other  factors  behind  the  expansion
included  Commonwealth-sponsored  economic development programs,  the relatively
stable  prices of oil imports,  periodic  declines in the exchange  value of the
U.S. dollar and the relatively low cost of borrowing during the period.

     Average unemployment increased from 14.4% in fiscal 1989 to 16.8% in fiscal
1993.  According to the Labor Department's  Household  Employment Survey, in the
first  eight  months of  fiscal  1994  total  employment  (seasonally  adjusted)
increased  1.6% when  compared to the same period in fiscal 1993.  For the first
eight  months  of fiscal  1994,  the  unemployment  rate  (seasonally  adjusted)
decreased from 17.3% to 15.1%.

     The Gross Product forecast for fiscal 1994, made in February 1994, shows an
increase  of 2.9% over fiscal  1993.  Whether  actual  growth in the Puerto Rico
economy in fiscal 1994 and fiscal 1995 will continue depends on several factors,
including the state of the U.S. economy and the relative  stability in the price
of oil imports, the exchange value of the U.S. dollar and the cost of borrowing.

     The  Puerto  Rican  economy is  affected  by a number of  Commonwealth  and
federal investment incentive programs. For example,  Section 936 of the Internal
Revenue Code (the "Code") provides for a credit against federal income taxes for
U.S.  companies  operating  on the island if certain  requirements  are met. The
Omnibus  Budget  Reconciliation  Act of 1993  imposes  limits  on  such  credit,
effective for tax years  beginning  after 1993.  In addition,  from time to time
proposals are introduced in Congress which, if enacted into law, would eliminate
some or all of the benefits of Section 936.  Although no assessment  can be made
at this time of the precise effect of such  limitation,  it is expected that the
limitation of Section 936 credits would have a negative  impact on Puerto Rico's
economy.

     Aid for Puerto Rico's economy has traditionally depended heavily on federal
programs,  and current federal  budgetary  policies suggest than an expansion of
aid to Puerto Rico is unlikely.  An adverse  effect on the Puerto Rican  economy
could result from other U.S. policies, including a reduction of tax benefits for
distilled products,  further reduction in transfer payment programs such as food
stamps,  curtailment  of military  spending and  policies  which could lead to a
stronger dollar.

     In a plebiscite held in November,  1993, the Puerto Rican  electorate chose
to continue Puerto Rico's Commonwealth status.  Previously proposed legislation,
which was not enacted, would have preserved the federal tax exempt status of the
outstanding debts of Puerto Rico and its public  corporations  regardless of the
outcome of the  referendum,  to the extent that  similar  obligations  issued by
states are so treated and subject to the  provisions  of the Code  currently  in
effect. There can be no assurance that any pending or future legislation finally
enacted  will  include  the  same  or  similar  protection  against  loss of tax
exemption.  The November 1993 plebiscite can be expected to have both direct and
indirect  consequences  on such matters as the basic  characteristics  of future
Puerto Rico debt obligations,  the markets for these obligations, and the types,
levels and quality of revenue  sources  pledged for the payment of existing  and
future  debt  obligations.   Such  possible   consequences  include  legislative
proposals  seeking  restoration of the status of Section 936 benefits  otherwise
subject to the limitations  discussed above.  However, no assessment can be made
at this time of the  economic  and other  effects  of a change in  federal  laws
affecting Puerto Rico as a result of the November 1993 plebiscite.

     FEDERAL  TAXATION.  For a  discussion  of the  Federal tax status of income
earned on Territorial Trust Units, see "Tax Status."


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          TERRITORIAL INSURED SERIES 3
                             SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                  AS OF THE OPENING OF BUSINESS ON THE INITIAL
                        DATE OF DEPOSIT: __________, 1996


                 Name of Issuer, Title, Interest Rate and                                            Offering Price
   Aggregate     Maturity Date of either Bonds Deposited                           Redemption        to Territorial
  PRINCIPAL(1)         OR BONDS CONTRACTED FOR(1)(5)           RATING(2)           FEATURE(3)             TRUST(4)
  ------------   ----------------------------------------      ---------           ----------        --------------
<S>             <C>                                            <C>                 <C>                <C>    




</TABLE>

For an  explanation  of the footnotes used on this page, see "Notes to Schedules
of Investments" on page 20.


                        Notes to Schedules of Investments
                      As of the Opening of Business on the
                     Initial Date of Deposit: ________, 1996

     1. All Bonds are  represented  by "regular way" or "when issued"  contracts
for the performance of which an irrevocable  letter of credit,  obtained from an
unaffiliated  financial  institution,  has been deposited with the Trustee.  The
Sponsor has assigned to the Trustee all of its right,  title and interest in and
to such Bonds.  Contracts  to acquire  Bonds were entered into during the period
from________  to  __________.  These Bonds have expected  settlement  dates from
___________ to ____________ (see "The Fund").

     2. All ratings are by Standard & Poor's and/or Moody's.  As a result of the
insurance  related to each Bond,  each Bond is rated  "AAA" by Standard & Poor's
and/or "Aaa" by Moody's.

     3. There is shown  under this  heading  the year in which each issue of the
Bonds is initially or currently  callable and the call price for that year. Each
issue of the Bonds continues to be callable at declining prices  thereafter (but
not  below par  value)  except  for  original  issue  discount  bonds  which are
redeemable at prices based on the issue price plus the amount of original  issue
discount  accreted to redemption  date plus, if  applicable,  some premium,  the
amount of which will decline in  subsequent  years.  "S.F."  indicates a sinking
fund is established with respect to an issue of the Bonds.  Redemption  pursuant
to call  provisions  generally  will,  and  redemption  pursuant to sinking fund
provisions  may, occur at times when the redeemed  obligations  have an offering
side valuation which represents a premium over par. Certain Bonds may be subject
to redemption  without premium prior to the date shown pursuant to extraordinary
optional or mandatory  redemptions if certain events occur.  Notwithstanding any
provisions  to the contrary,  certain bond issuers have in the past,  and others
may in the future,  attempt to redeem bonds prior to their  initially  scheduled
call  dates and at  prices  which do not  include  any  premiums.  For a general
discussion of certain of these events, see "Risk Factors--Redemptions of Bonds."
To the extent that the Bonds were  deposited  in a Trust at a price  higher than
the price at which they are redeemed, this will represent a loss of capital when
compared with the original  Public Offering Price of the Units.  Conversely,  to
the extent that the Bonds were  acquired  at a price  lower than the  redemption
price,  this will  represent  an  increase  in capital  when  compared  with the
original  Public  Offering Price of the Units.  Distributions  will generally be
reduced by the amount of the income  which would  otherwise  have been paid with
respect to  redeemed  Bonds and there will be  distributed  to  Unitholders  the
principal  amount and any premium  received on such  redemption.  The  Estimated
Current Return and Estimated  Long-Term  Return in this event may be affected by
such redemptions.  For the Federal tax effect on Unitholders of such redemptions
and resultant distributions,  see "Tax Status" and "Estimated Current Return and
Estimated Long-Term Return."

     4. Evaluation of Bonds is made on the basis of current  offering prices for
the Bonds.  The  offering  prices are greater than the current bid prices of the
Bonds  which is the basis on which  Unit value is  determined  for  purposes  of
redemption of Units (see "Public Offering--Offering Price").

     5. Other  information  regarding the Bonds in each Trust, as of the opening
of business on the Initial Date of Deposit, is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                               Annual               Bid Side
                                   Cost to           Profit (Loss)         Interest Income         Evaluation
         TRUST                     SPONSOR             TO SPONSOR             TO TRUST              OF BONDS
         -----                     -------             ----------             --------              --------
<S>                                <C>                 <C>                    <C>                   <C>
Colorado Insured  Series 6
Minnesota Insured Series 3
Territorial Insured Series 3


</TABLE>


The  Sponsor  may  have  entered  into  contracts   which  hedge  interest  rate
fluctuations on certain Bonds in the  portfolios.  On the opening of business on
the Initial Date of Deposit,  the offering side  evaluation of the Bonds in each
Trust was higher than the bid side  evaluation  of such Bonds by _____%,  _____%
and _____% for the Colorado, Minnesota and Territorial Trusts, respectively. 50%
of the principal  amount of the  Securities in  ___________  (marked by a double
asterisk (**)) have been purchased on a "when, as and if issued" basis. Interest
on these  Securities  begins  accruing  to the benefit of  Unitholders  on their
respective  dates of  delivery.  Delivery  is  expected to take place at various
dates up to 7 days after the First Settlement Date. "#" indicates that such Bond
was  issued  at either an  original  issue  discount  or  purchased  at a market
discount.  The tax  effect of Bonds  issued at an  original  issue  discount  or
purchased at a market discount is described in "Tax Status."

     6.  This  Bond has been  purchased  at a deep  discount  from the par value
because there is little or no stated interest income thereon. Bonds which pay no
interest are normally  described as "zero coupon" bonds.  Over the life of bonds
purchased  at a deep  discount the value of such bonds will  increase  such that
upon  maturity  the  holders of such bonds will  receive  100% of the  principal
amount thereof. To the extent that zero coupon bonds are sold or called prior to
maturity,  there  is no  guarantee  that  the  value  of the  proceeds  received
therefrom  by the Trust  will equal or exceed the par value that would have been
obtained at maturity of such zero coupon bonds.

EQUIVALENT TAXABLE ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURNS

     As  of  the  date  of  this  Prospectus,  the  following  table  shows  the
approximate   taxable   estimated  current  returns  for  individuals  that  are
equivalent to tax-exempt  estimated  current returns under combined  Federal and
State  (if  applicable)   taxes  using  the  published  Federal  and  State  (if
applicable) tax rates scheduled to be in effect in 1996. This table  illustrates
approximately  what you would have to earn on taxable  investments  to equal the
tax-exempt  estimated  current  return in your income tax bracket.  For cases in
which more than one State  bracket falls within a Federal  bracket,  the highest
State  bracket is combined  with the Federal  bracket.  The  combined  State and
Federal tax rates shown  reflect the fact that State tax payments are  currently
deductible  for Federal tax  purposes.  The table does not show the  approximate
taxable  estimated  current  returns  for  individuals  who are  subject  to the
alternative minimum tax. The taxable equivalent estimated current returns may be
somewhat higher than the equivalent returns indicated in the following table for
those  individuals  who have adjusted  gross incomes in excess of $117,950.  The
table does not reflect the effect of limitations on itemized  deductions and the
deduction  for  personal  exemptions  which were  designed  to phase out certain
benefits of these deductions for higher income taxpayers. These limitations,  in
effect,  raise the marginal maximum Federal tax rate to approximately 44 percent
for taxpayers filing a joint return and entitled to four personal exemptions and
to  approximately  41 percent for taxpayers  filing a single return  entitled to
only one personal exemption.  These limitations are subject to certain maximums,
which  depend on the number of  exemptions  claimed and the total  amount of the
taxpayer's  itemized  deductions.   For  example,  the  limitation  on  itemized
deductions  will not  cause a  taxpayer  to lose  more  than 80  percent  of his
allowable itemized deductions,  with certain exceptions.  See "Tax Status" for a
more  detailed  discussion  of  recent  Federal  tax  legislation,  including  a
discussion of provisions affecting corporations.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            COLORADO TAX EQUIVALENT TABLE
                                            -----------------------------
              TAXABLE INCOME ($1,000'S)                           TAX-EXEMPT ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN
         ------------------------------             ------------------------------------------------------------
          SINGLE            JOINT          TAX       4-1/2%     5%    5-1/2%     6%      6-1/2%   7%     7-1/2%
          RETURN           RETURN        BRACKET              EQUIVALENT TAXABLE ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN
         ---------      --------------   -------    ------------------------------------------------------------
   <S>                <C>                 <C>         <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>       <C>     <C>     <C> 
    $    0 - 24.00    $    0 - 40.10      19.3%       5.58%    6.20%    6.82%    7.43%     8.05%   8.67%   9.29%
     24.00 - 58.15     40.10 - 96.90      31.6        6.58     7.31     8.04     8.77      9.50   10.23   10.96
    58.15 - 121.30    96.90 - 147.70      34.5        6.87     7.63     8.40     9.16      9.92   10.69   11.45
   121.30 - 263.75   147.70 - 263.75      39.2        7.40     8.22     9.05     9.87     10.69   11.51   12.34
       Over 263.75       Over 263.75      42.6        7.84     8.71     9.58    10.45     11.32   12.20   13.07
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           MINNESOTA TAX EQUIVALENT TABLE
                                           ------------------------------
              TAXABLE INCOME ($1,000'S)                           TAX-EXEMPT ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN
         ------------------------------             ------------------------------------------------------------
          SINGLE            JOINT          TAX       4-1/2%     5%    5-1/2%     6%      6-1/2%   7%     7-1/2%
          RETURN           RETURN        BRACKET              EQUIVALENT TAXABLE ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN
         ---------      --------------   -------    ------------------------------------------------------------
   <S>               <C>                  <C>         <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>       <C>    <C>      <C>  
     $    0- 24.00    $    0 - 40.10      21.8%       5.75%    6.39%    7.03%    7.67%     8.31%  8.95%    9.59%
     24.00 - 58.15     40.10 - 96.90      34.1        6.83     7.59     8.35     9.10      9.86  10.62    11.38
    58.15 - 121.30    96.90 - 147.70      36.9        7.13     7.92     8.72     9.51     10.30  11.09    11.89
   121.30 - 263.75   147.70 - 263.75      41.4        7.68     8.53     9.39    10.24     11.09  11.95    12.80
       Over 263.75       Over 263.75      44.7        8.14     9.04     9.95    10.85     11.75  12.66    13.56
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            TERRITORIAL TAX EQUIVALENT TABLE
                                            --------------------------------
             TAXABLE INCOME ($1,000'S)                           TAX-EXEMPT ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN
         ------------------------------             ------------------------------------------------------------
          SINGLE            JOINT          TAX       4-1/2%     5%    5-1/2%     6%      6-1/2%   7%     7-1/2%
          RETURN           RETURN        BRACKET*             EQUIVALENT TAXABLE ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN
         ---------      --------------   -------    ------------------------------------------------------------
    <S>              <C>                  <C>         <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>  
    $    0 - 24.00    $    0 - 40.10      15.0%       5.29%    5.88%    6.47%    7.06%     7.65%  8.24%    8.82%
     24.00 - 58.15     40.10 - 96.90      28.0        6.25     6.94     7.64     8.33      9.03   9.72    10.42
    58.15 - 121.30    96.90 - 147.70      31.0        6.52     7.25     7.97     8.70      9.42  10.14    10.87
    121.30- 263.75   147.70 - 263.75      36.0        7.03     7.81     8.59     9.38     10.16  10.94    11.72
       Over 263.75       Over 263.75      39.6        7.45     8.28     9.11     9.93     10.76  11.59    12.42
</TABLE>

*The table  reflects  the  Federal tax rate and does not reflect any effect that
Puerto Rico taxes may have in determining
the taxable equivalent yield for residents of Puerto Rico.


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

TO THE SPONSOR, TRUSTEE AND THE UNITHOLDERS OF VOYAGEUR TAX-EXEMPT TRUST, SERIES
6:

     We have audited the  accompanying  statements of net assets,  including the
schedules  of  investments,  of Voyageur  Tax-Exempt  Trust,  Series 6 (Colorado
Insured Series 6, Minnesota  Insured Series 3 and Territorial  Insured Series 3)
as of __________,  1996. The statements of net assets are the  responsibility of
the  Sponsor.  Our  responsibility  is to express  an opinion on such  financial
statements based on our audits.

     We conducted  our audits in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of an irrevocable letter of credit deposited to purchase securities
by  correspondence  with the  Trustee.  An audit  also  includes  assessing  the
accounting  principles  used and significant  estimates made by the Sponsor,  as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion,  the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects,  the financial position of Voyageur  Tax-Exempt Trust,
Series 6 (Colorado  Insured Series 6, Minnesota Insured Series 3 and Territorial
Insured Series 3) as of ________,  1996, in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles.




                                                           KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



Minneapolis, Minnesota
__________, 1996



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       VOYAGEUR TAX-EXEMPT TRUST, SERIES 6
                            STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
                  AS OF THE OPENING OF BUSINESS ON THE INITIAL
                       DATE OF DEPOSIT: ___________, 1996

                                                              Colorado          Minnesota      Territorial
                                                              Insured            Insured         Insured
                                                              SERIES 6           SERIES 3        SERIES 3
                                                             -----------        ------------    ----------
<S>                                                         <C>                 <C>              <C>
Contracts to purchase securities(1)(2)
Accrued interest on underlying securities(1)(3)
Total Assets
Less:  distributions payable(3)
Net Assets

Net Assets Represented By:
   Interest of Unitholders--
     Units of fractional undivided interest
     outstanding:
Cost to investors(4)
Less:  Gross underwriting commission(4)
Net Assets(4)
- ----------------------
</TABLE>
(1)  The aggregate value of the Bonds listed under "Schedule of Investments" for
     each Trust  herein and their cost to such Trust are the same.  The value of
     the Bonds is determined by Securities Pricing Service, a division of George
     K. Baum & Company on the bases set forth under  "Public  Offering--Offering
     Price."  The  contracts  to  purchase  Bonds  are   collateralized   by  an
     irrevocable  letter of credit which has been  deposited with the Trustee in
     and for the following amounts:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            Principal          Offering
                                                            Amount of         Price of          Accrued Interest
                                        Amount of           Bonds Under      Bonds Under           to Expected
                                     LETTER OF CREDIT        CONTRACTS        CONTRACTS          DELIVERY DATES
                                     ----------------        ---------        ---------          --------------
<S>                                  <C>                    <C>               <C>                <C>         
      Colorado Insured  Series 6     $                      $                 $                  $
      Minnesota Insured Series 3
      Territorial Insured Series 3
</TABLE>

(2)  Insurance  coverage  providing  for the  timely  payment of  principal  and
     interest on the Bonds in the  portfolio of each Trust has been  obtained by
     the  issuer of the Bond,  the  underwriter  of such  Bond,  the  Sponsor or
     others. See "Schedule of Investments."

(3)  The Trustee will advance the amount of accrued interest as of ____________,
     1996 (the "First Settlement  Date"),  and all accrued interest to the First
     Settlement  Date will be  distributed  to the Sponsor as the  Unitholder of
     record as of the First Settlement Date.

(4)  The  aggregate  public  offering  price  (exclusive  of  interest)  and the
     aggregate  sales charge are  computed on the bases set forth under  "Public
     Offering--Offering  Price" and "Public  Offering--Sponsor  and  Underwriter
     Compensation" and assume all single  transactions  involve less than 10,000
     Units.  For single  transactions  involving 10,000 or more Units, the sales
     charge is reduced  (see "Public  Offering--General")  resulting in an equal
     reduction  in  both  the  Cost to  investors  and  the  Gross  underwriting
     commission while the Net Assets remains unchanged.

RISK FACTORS

     GENERAL.  Certain of the Bonds in the Trusts  may have been  acquired  at a
market discount from par value.  The coupon interest rates on the discount bonds
at the time they were  purchased and deposited in the Trusts were lower than the
current market  interest  rates for newly issued bonds of comparable  rating and
type. If such interest rates for newly issued  comparable  bonds  increase,  the
market  discount of  previously  issued bonds will become  greater,  and if such
interest rates for newly issued comparable bonds decline, the market discount of
previously  issued bonds will be reduced,  other  things being equal.  Investors
should also note that the value of bonds  purchased  at a market  discount  will
increase in value faster than Bonds  purchased  at a market  premium if interest
rates  decrease.  Conversely,  if interest  rates  increase,  the value of bonds
purchased at a market  discount will decrease  faster than Bonds  purchased at a
market  premium.  In addition,  if interest rates rise,  the prepayment  risk of
higher  yielding,  premium bonds and the prepayment  benefit for lower yielding,
discount  bonds will be reduced.  A discount  bond held to maturity  will have a
larger  portion of its total  return in the form of taxable  income and  capital
gain and less in the form of tax-exempt  interest  income than a comparable bond
newly  issued  at  current  market  rates.  See "Tax  Status."  Market  discount
attributable to interest  changes does not indicate a lack of market  confidence
in the issue.  Neither the Sponsor,  the  Distributor  nor the Trustee  shall be
liable in any way for any default, failure or defect in any of the Bonds.

     Certain of the Bonds in the Trusts may be original  issue  discount  bonds.
Under current law, the original issue discount,  which is the difference between
the stated  redemption  price at maturity  and the issue price of the Bonds,  is
deemed  to accrue  on a daily  basis  and the  accrued  portion  is  treated  as
tax-exempt  interest  income  for  Federal  income  tax  purposes.  On  sale  or
redemption,  any gain  realized  that is in  excess  of the  earned  portion  of
original  issue  discount  will be taxable as  capital  gain  unless the gain is
attributable  to market  discount in which case the accretion of market discount
is taxable  as  ordinary  income.  See "Tax  Status."  The  current  value of an
original issue discount bond reflects the present value of its stated redemption
price at maturity.  The market value tends to increase in greater  increments as
the Bonds approach maturity.

     Certain of the  original  issue  discount  bonds may be zero  coupon  bonds
(including  bonds known as multiplier  bonds,  money multiplier  bonds,  capital
appreciation bonds, capital accumulator bonds, compound interest bonds and money
discount  maturity  payment  bonds).  Zero  coupon  bonds do not provide for the
payment of any current interest and generally provide for payment at maturity at
face value unless  sooner sold or redeemed.  Zero coupon bonds may be subject to
more price volatility than conventional  bonds.  While some types of zero coupon
bonds,  such as multipliers and capital  appreciation  bonds,  define par as the
initial offering price rather than the maturity value, they share the basic zero
coupon bond features of (i) not paying interest on a semi-annual  basis and (ii)
providing for the reinvestment of the bond's semi-annual  earnings at the bond's
stated yield to maturity. While zero coupon bonds are frequently marketed on the
basis that their fixed rate of return minimizes  reinvestment risk, this benefit
can be negated in large part by weak call  protection,  i.e., a bond's provision
for redemption at only a modest premium over the accreted value of the bond. See
footnote (6) in "The Trusts -- Notes to Schedules of Investments."

     Certain  of the  Bonds in the  Trusts  may have been  acquired  at a market
premium from par value at  maturity.  The coupon  interest  rates on the premium
bonds at the time they were  purchased  and  deposited in the Trusts were higher
than the current  market  interest  rates for newly issued  bonds of  comparable
rating  and  type.  If such  interest  rates  for  newly  issued  and  otherwise
comparable bonds decrease, the market premium of previously issued bonds will be
increased,  and if  such  interest  rates  for  newly  issued  comparable  bonds
increase,  the market premium of previously issued bonds will be reduced,  other
things being equal. The current returns of bonds trading at a market premium are
initially  higher than the current returns of comparable bonds of a similar type
issued at currently  prevailing  interest  rates  because  premium bonds tend to
decrease in market value as they approach  maturity when the face amount becomes
payable. Because part of the purchase price is thus returned not at maturity but
through current income  payments,  early  redemption of a premium bond at par or
early  prepayments of principal will result in a reduction in yield.  Redemption
pursuant to call provisions  generally will, and redemption  pursuant to sinking
fund  provisions  may,  occur at times when the redeemed  Bonds have an offering
side  valuation  which  represents  a  premium  over par or for  original  issue
discount Bonds a premium over the accreted  value.  To the extent that the Bonds
were  deposited  in the Fund at a price  higher than the price at which they are
redeemed,  this will  represent a loss of capital when  compared to the original
Public Offering Price of the Units. Because premium bonds generally pay a higher
rate of interest than Bonds priced at or below par, the effect of the redemption
of  premium  bonds  would be to reduce  estimated  net annual  unit  income by a
greater  percentage  than the par  amount of such  bonds  bears to the total par
amount of Bonds in the affected  Trust.  Although the actual  impact of any such
redemptions that may occur ill depend upon the specific Bonds that are redeemed,
it can be  anticipated  that  the  estimated  net  annual  unit  income  will be
significantly  reduced  after the dates on which  such  Bonds are  eligible  for
redemption.  A Trust may be required to sell zero coupon bonds prior to maturity
(at their current  market price which is likely to be less than their par value)
in the event  that all the Bonds in the  portfolio  other  than the zero  coupon
bonds are called or  redeemed  in order to pay  expenses of a Trust or in case a
Trust is terminated.  See "Trust  Administration--Portfolio  Administration" and
"Trust  Administration--Amendment  or Termination." See "The Trusts--Schedule of
Investments" for each Trust for the earliest scheduled call date and the initial
redemption price for each Bond.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may be general obligations of
a  governmental  entity that are backed by the taxing power of such  entity.  In
view of this an investment in such a Trust should be made with an  understanding
of the  characteristics  of such issuers and the risks which such an  investment
may entail.  All other Bonds in the Trusts are revenue  bonds  payable  from the
income of a specific  project or authority and are not supported by the issuer's
power to levy taxes. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge
of its faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest.
Revenue  bonds,  on the other hand,  are payable only from the revenues  derived
from a particular  facility or class of facilities  or, in some cases,  from the
proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific revenue source. There are, of
course,  variations  in the security of the  different  Bonds in the Fund,  both
within a particular  classification  and between  classifications,  depending on
numerous factors. See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

         Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may be obligations  which
derive their payments from mortgage loans.  Certain of such housing bonds may be
FHA  insured  or may be single  family  mortgage  revenue  bonds  issued for the
purpose of acquiring from originating  financial  institutions  notes secured by
mortgages on  residences  located  within the issuer's  boundaries  and owned by
persons of low or moderate income. In view of this an investment in such a Trust
should be made with an understanding of the  characteristics of such issuers and
the risks which such an  investment  may entail.  Mortgage  loans are  generally
partially or completely  prepaid prior to their final  maturities as a result of
events such as sale of the mortgaged premises, default, condemnation or casualty
loss. Because these bonds are subject to extraordinary  mandatory  redemption in
whole or in part from such prepayments of mortgage loans, a substantial  portion
of such bonds will probably be redeemed prior to their  scheduled  maturities or
even prior to their  ordinary  call dates.  Extraordinary  mandatory  redemption
without premium could also result from the failure of the originating  financial
institutions  to make mortgage  loans in sufficient  amounts  within a specified
time period.  Additionally,  unusually  high rates of default on the  underlying
mortgage loans may reduce revenues  available for the payment of principal of or
interest on such mortgage  revenue bonds.  These bonds were issued under Section
103A of the Internal Revenue Code,  which Section contains certain  requirements
relating to the use of the  proceeds of such bonds in order for the  interest on
such bonds to retain its tax-exempt status. In each case the issuer of the bonds
has covenanted to comply with applicable  requirements  and bond counsel to such
issuer has  issued an  opinion  that the  interest  on the bonds is exempt  from
Federal  income tax under  existing  laws and  regulations.  Certain  issuers of
housing  bonds have  considered  various  ways to redeem  bonds they have issued
prior to the stated first  redemption  dates for such bonds.  In connection with
any housing  bonds held by the Fund,  the Sponsor at the Initial Date of Deposit
is not aware  that any of the  respective  issuers  of such  Bonds are  actively
considering  the  redemption  of such  Bonds  prior to their  respective  stated
initial call dates. See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain  of the Trusts may be health  care  revenue
bonds.  In view of this an  investment  in such a Trust  should  be made with an
understanding of the characteristics of such issuers and the risks which such an
investment  may entail.  Ratings of bonds issued for health care  facilities are
often based on feasibility studies that contain projections of occupancy levels,
revenues and expenses.  A facility's gross receipts and net income available for
debt service may be affected by future events and  conditions  including,  among
other things, demand for services and the ability of the facility to provide the
services   required,   physicians'   confidence  in  the  facility,   management
capabilities, competition with other health care facilities, efforts by insurers
and  governmental  agencies  to  limit  rates,  legislation  establishing  state
rate-setting  agencies,  expenses,  the  cost  and  possible  unavailability  of
malpractice insurance, the funding of Medicare, Medicaid and other similar third
party payor programs,  government  regulation and the termination or restriction
of governmental  financial assistance,  including that associated with Medicare,
Medicaid and other similar third party payor programs.  Medicare  reimbursements
are currently  calculated on a prospective  basis utilizing a single  nationwide
schedule of rates. Prior to such legislation Medicare  reimbursements were based
on the actual costs incurred by the health facility. The current legislation may
adversely affect  reimbursements  to hospitals and other facilities for services
provided under the Medicare program. See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may be  obligations of public
utility issuers, including those selling wholesale and retail electric power and
gas.  In view  of this an  investment  in such a Trust  should  be made  with an
understanding of the characteristics of such issuers and the risks which such an
investment  may entail.  General  problems  of such  issuers  would  include the
difficulty in financing large construction  programs in an inflationary  period,
the  limitations on operations and increased  costs and delays  attributable  to
environmental considerations,  the difficulty of the capital market in absorbing
utility  debt,  the  difficulty in obtaining  fuel at reasonable  prices and the
effect of  energy  conservation.  All of such  issuers  have  been  experiencing
certain of these problems in varying degrees.  In addition,  Federal,  state and
municipal  governmental  authorities may from time to time review existing,  and
impose  additional,   regulations  governing  the  licensing,  construction  and
operation of nuclear power plants, which may adversely affect the ability of the
issuers of certain of the Bonds in the  portfolio to make  payments of principal
and/or interest on such Bonds. See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may be obligations of issuers
whose revenues are derived from the sale of water and/or sewerage  services.  In
view of this an investment in such a Trust should be made with an  understanding
of the  characteristics  of such issuers and the risks which such an  investment
may entail.  Such Bonds are  generally  payable from user fees.  The problems of
such issuers  include the ability to obtain timely and adequate rate  increases,
population decline resulting in decreased user fees, the difficulty of financing
large construction  programs,  the limitations on operations and increased costs
and  delays  attributable  to  environmental   considerations,   the  increasing
difficulty of obtaining or discovering  new supplies of fresh water,  the effect
of conservation programs and the impact of "no growth" zoning ordinances. All of
such  issuers  have been  experiencing  certain  of these  problems  in  varying
degrees. See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain  of the  Trusts may be  industrial  revenue
bonds  ("IRBs").  In view of this an  investment  in such a Trust should be made
with an understanding of the characteristics of such issuers and the risks which
such an  investment  may entail.  IRBs have  generally  been  issued  under bond
resolutions  pursuant  to which the  revenues  and  receipts  payable  under the
arrangements  with the operator of a particular  project have been  assigned and
pledged to purchasers.  In some cases, a mortgage on the underlying  project may
have been granted as security for the IRBs. Regardless of the structure, payment
of IRBs is solely dependent upon the  creditworthiness of the corporate operator
of the project or corporate guarantor.  Corporate operators or guarantors may be
affected by many factors which may have an adverse  impact on the credit quality
of the particular company or industry. These include cyclicality of revenues and
earnings,  regulatory and environmental restrictions,  litigation resulting from
accidents  or environ-  mentally-caused  illnesses,  extensive  competition  and
financial  deterioration  resulting from a corporate restructuring pursuant to a
leveraged buy-out, takeover or otherwise. Such a restructuring may result in the
operator  of a  project  becoming  highly  leveraged  which  may  impact on such
operator's  creditworthiness  which in turn would have an adverse  impact on the
rating and/or market value of such Bonds.  Further,  the  possibility  of such a
restructuring  may have an adverse impact on the market for and consequently the
value of such  Bonds,  even though no actual  takeover  or other  action is ever
contemplated or effected. See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may be  obligations  that are
secured by lease payments of a governmental  entity  (hereinafter  called "lease
obligations").  Lease  obligations  are  often  in the form of  certificates  of
participation. In view of this an investment in such a Trust should be made with
an understanding of the characteristics of such issuers and the risks which such
an  investment  may entail.  Although the lease  obligations  do not  constitute
general  obligations of the  municipality  for which the  municipality's  taxing
power is pledged,  a lease obligation is ordinarily backed by the municipality's
covenant  to  appropriate  for  and  make  the  payments  due  under  the  lease
obligation.  However,  certain  lease  obligations  contain  "non-appropriation"
clauses  which  provide that the  municipality  has no  obligation to make lease
payments in future  years  unless  money is  appropriated  for such purpose on a
yearly  basis.  A  governmental  entity that enters into such a lease  agreement
cannot  obligate  future  governments to appropriate for and make lease payments
but covenants to take such action as is necessary to include any lease  payments
due in its  budgets  and to make the  appropriations  therefor.  A  governmental
entity's  failure  to  appropriate  for and to make  payments  under  its  lease
obligation  could  result in  insufficient  funds  available  for payment of the
obligations secured thereby. Although  "non-appropriation" lease obligations are
secured by the leased  property,  disposition  of the  property  in the event of
foreclosure might prove difficult. See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may be obligations of issuers
which are, or which govern the operation of, schools,  colleges and universities
and whose  revenues  are  derived  mainly  from ad valorem  taxes or, for higher
education systems, from tuition,  dormitory revenues,  grants and endowments. In
view of this an investment in such a Trust should be made with an  understanding
of the  characteristics  of such issuers and the risks which such an  investment
may  entail.  General  problems  relating  to school  bonds  include  litigation
contesting the state  constitutionality  of financing  public  education in part
from ad  valorem  taxes,  thereby  creating a  disparity  in  educational  funds
available to schools in wealthy  areas and schools in poor areas.  Litigation or
legislation  on this  issue may affect the  sources of funds  available  for the
payment of school bonds in the Trusts.  General problems relating to college and
university  obligations  include the prospect of a declining  percentage  of the
population consisting of "college" age individuals,  possible inability to raise
tuitions  and  fees  sufficiently  to  cover  increased   operating  costs,  the
uncertainty  of  continued  receipt of Federal  grants  and state  funding,  and
government legislation or regulations which may adversely affect the revenues or
costs of such  issuers.  All of such issuers have been  experiencing  certain of
these problems in varying degrees. See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may be obligations  which are
payable from and secured by revenues derived from the ownership and operation of
facilities such as airports,  bridges,  turnpikes, port authorities,  convention
centers and arenas. In view of this an investment in such a Trust should be made
with an understanding of the characteristics of such issuers and the risks which
such an investment may entail. The major portion of an airport's gross operating
income is generally derived from fees received from signatory  airlines pursuant
to use  agreements  which  consist of annual  payments for leases,  occupancy of
certain terminal space and service fees.  Airport operating income may therefore
be affected by the ability of the airlines to meet their  obligations  under the
use  agreements.   The  air  transport  industry  is  experiencing   significant
variations  in  earnings  and  traffic,  due to  increased  competition,  excess
capacity, increased costs, deregulation,  traffic constraints and other factors,
and several airlines are experiencing severe financial difficulties. The Sponsor
cannot  predict  what  effect  these  industry  conditions  may have on  airport
revenues  which are  dependent  for payment on the  financial  condition  of the
airlines and their usage of the particular airport facility.  Similarly, payment
on Bonds related to other facilities is dependent on revenues from the projects,
such as user fees from  ports,  tolls on  turnpikes  and  bridges and rents from
buildings. Therefore, payment may be adversely affected by reduction in revenues
due to such factors as increased cost of maintenance, decreased use of facility,
lower  cost of  alternative  modes  of  transportation,  scarcity  of  fuel  and
reduction or loss of rents. See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

     Certain of the Bonds in certain of the Trusts may be obligations  which are
payable  from and secured by revenues  derived  from the  operation  of resource
recovery  facilities.  In view of this an  investment  in such a Trust should be
made with an understanding of the  characteristics of such issuers and the risks
which such an investment may entail.  Resource recovery  facilities are designed
to  process  solid  waste,  generate  steam and  convert  steam to  electricity.
Resource recovery bonds may be subject to extraordinary  optional  redemption at
par upon the occurrence of certain circumstances,  including but not limited to:
destruction  or  condemnation  of a  project;  contracts  relating  to a project
becoming void,  unenforceable or impossible to perform;  changes in the economic
availability of raw materials,  operating  supplies or facilities  necessary for
the  operation  of a  project  or  technological  or other  unavoidable  changes
adversely  affecting  the  operation  of a project;  administrative  or judicial
actions which render contracts  relating to the projects void,  unenforceable or
impossible to perform; or impose unreasonable burdens or excessive  liabilities.
The  Sponsor  cannot  predict  the causes or  likelihood  of the  redemption  of
resource  recovery  bonds in a Trust prior to the stated  maturity of the Bonds.
See "The Trusts--General" for each Trust.

     An investment  in Units of the Trusts should be made with an  understanding
of the interest rate risk  associated with such an investment.  Generally,  bond
prices (and therefore Unit prices) will move inversely with interest rates,  and
bonds (Trusts) with longer maturities are likely to exhibit greater fluctuations
in market value, all other things being equal,  than bonds (Trusts) with shorter
maturities.  Based upon each  Trust's  investment  in a portfolio  of  long-term
bonds,  Colorado  Insured Series 6, Minnesota  Insured Series 3 and  Territorial
Insured  Series  3 have  been  given a  duration  of  _____,  _____  and  _____,
respectively.  These figures represent the percentage by which each Trust's Unit
value is  estimated to change with a 1% change in interest  rates.  For example,
the Unit  value of  Insured  Colorado  Series 6 would  be  expected  to  decline
approximately  _____% for every 1% increase  in  interests  rates,  and would be
expected to increase by approximately the same percentage assuming a decrease in
interest rates.

     REDEMPTIONS  OF BONDS.  Certain  of the Bonds in  certain of the Trusts are
subject to  redemption  prior to their stated  maturity date pursuant to sinking
fund  provisions,   call  provisions  or  extraordinary  optional  or  mandatory
redemption provisions or otherwise. A sinking fund is a reserve fund accumulated
over a period of time for retirement of debt. A callable debt  obligation is one
which is subject to redemption  or refunding  prior to maturity at the option of
the issuer.  A refunding is a method by which a debt obligation is redeemed,  at
or before maturity,  by the proceeds of a new debt obligation.  In general, call
provisions  are more likely to be exercised  when the offering side valuation is
at a premium  over par than when it is at a discount  from par.  The exercise of
redemption  or call  provisions  will  (except to the extent the proceeds of the
called Bonds are used to pay for Unit redemptions) result in the distribution of
principal  and may result in a reduction  in the amount of  subsequent  interest
distributions  and it may also affect the  current  return on Units of the Trust
involved.  Each Trust portfolio  contains a listing of the sinking fund and call
provisions,  if any, with respect to each of the Bonds.  Extraordinary  optional
redemptions  and  mandatory  redemptions  result from the  happening  of certain
events. Generally,  events that may permit the extraordinary optional redemption
of Bonds or may require the mandatory redemption of Bonds include, among others:
the  substantial  damage or destruction by fire or other casualty of the project
for which the proceeds of the Bonds were used; an exercise by a local,  state or
Federal  governmental  unit of its  power  of  eminent  domain  to  take  all or
substantially  all of the project for which the proceeds of the Bonds were used;
changes in the economic  availability  of raw materials,  operating  supplies or
facilities or  technological  or other changes which render the operation of the
project for which the proceeds of the Bonds were used uneconomic; changes in law
or an  administrative  or judicial  decree which renders the  performance of the
agreement  under which the proceeds of the Bonds were made  available to finance
the project  impossible or which creates  unreasonable  burdens or which imposes
excessive  liabilities,  such as taxes,  not  imposed  on the date the Bonds are
issued on the issuer of the Bonds or the user of the  proceeds of the Bonds;  an
administrative  or judicial decree which requires the cessation of a substantial
part of the  operations of the project  financed with the proceeds of the Bonds,
an  overestimate of the costs of the project to be financed with the proceeds of
the Bonds  resulting  in excess  proceeds  of the Bonds  which may be applied to
redeem  Bonds;  or an  underestimate  of a source  of funds  securing  the Bonds
resulting in excess funds which may be applied to redeem  Bonds.  The Sponsor is
unable to predict all of the  circumstances  which may result in such redemption
of an issue of Bonds. See "The  Trusts--Schedule  of Investments" for each Trust
and footnote (3) in "The Trusts--Notes to Schedules of Investments."

ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN

     As of the opening of business on the Initial Date of Deposit, the Estimated
Current Returns and the Estimated  Long-Term Returns were those indicated in the
"Summary of Essential Financial  Information." The Estimated Current Returns are
calculated by dividing the estimated net annual  interest income per Unit by the
Public  Offering  Price.  The estimated net annual interest income per Unit will
vary with changes in fees and expenses of the Trustee, Sponsor and Evaluator and
with the principal prepayment,  redemption,  maturity, exchange or sale of Bonds
while the Public  Offering Price will vary with changes in the offering price of
the  underlying  Bonds;  therefore,  there  is no  assurance  that  the  present
Estimated  Current Returns will be realized in the future.  Estimated  Long-Term
Returns are calculated using a formula which (i) takes into  consideration,  and
determines and factors in the relative weightings of, the market values,  yields
(which takes into  account the  amortization  of premiums  and the  accretion of
discounts) and estimated  retirements of all the Bonds in a Trust and (ii) takes
into account a compounding  factor and the expenses and sales charge  associated
with each Trust Unit.  Since the market values and estimated  retirements of the
Bonds and the  expenses of a Trust will change,  there is no assurance  that the
present Estimated  Long-Term  Returns will be realized in the future.  Estimated
Current Returns and Estimated  Long-Term  Returns are expected to differ because
the calculation of Estimated  Long-Term  Returns reflects the estimated date and
amount of  principal  returned  while  Estimated  Current  Returns  calculations
include only net annual interest income and Public Offering Price.

     In order to acquire certain of the Bonds  contracted for by the Sponsor for
deposit in each Trust,  it may be necessary for the Sponsor or Trustee to pay on
the  settlement  dates for  delivery  of such  Bonds  amounts  covering  accrued
interest on such Bonds which exceed (i) the amounts paid by Unitholders and (ii)
the amounts which will be made  available  through cash furnished by the Sponsor
on the Initial  Date of Deposit,  which  amount of cash may exceed the  interest
which would accrue to the First  Settlement  Date. The Trustee has agreed to pay
for any  amounts  necessary  to cover  any such  excess  and will be  reimbursed
therefor,  without interest,  when funds become available from interest payments
on the particular  Bonds with respect to which such payments may have been made.
Also,  since  interest  on any  "when,  as and if  issued"  Bonds does not begin
accruing as tax-exempt interest income to the benefit of Unitholders until their
respective dates of delivery,  the Trustee may, in order to maintain (or in some
cases  approach) for the  Unitholders  the same  estimated  net annual  interest
incomes  during the first year of the Trusts'  operations as is indicated  under
"Summary of Essential Financial  Information," reduce its fee (and to the extent
necessary  pay  Trust  expenses)  in an  amount  equal to that  indicated  under
"Summary of Essential Financial Information."

TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES

     COMPENSATION OF SPONSOR AND EVALUATOR.  Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc., which
acts as  Sponsor  and  Evaluator,  reserves  the right to  charge  fees for such
services  in amounts  which  will not  exceed  $.30 and $.25 per 100 Units on an
annual basis for sponsor and evaluation fees,  respectively.  Such fees, if any,
are as set forth under "Summary of Essential  Financial  Information."  Any such
charges  would be  payable  in  monthly  installments  and would be based on the
number of Units  outstanding  on the first day of each month of each  year.  Any
such  fees  may  exceed  the  actual  costs of  providing  such  supervisory  or
evaluation  services for this Fund, but at no time will the total amount paid to
the Sponsor for portfolio supervisory and evaluation services rendered to Series
1 and subsequent series of Voyageur Tax-Exempt Trust in any calendar year exceed
the aggregate cost to the Sponsor of supplying such services in such year.  Both
of the foregoing fees may be increased  without  approval of the  Unitholders by
amounts not exceeding  proportionate  increases under the category "All Services
Less Rent of Shelter" in the Consumer Price Index published by the United States
Department of Labor or, if such category is no longer published, in a comparable
category.  An affiliate of the Sponsor and the  Underwriters  will receive sales
commissions  and may realize other  profits (or losses) in  connection  with the
sale of Units and the Sponsor and the  Underwriters  may realize profits (or the
Sponsor  may  realize  losses) in  connection  with the  deposit of the Bonds as
described under "Public Offering--Sponsor and Underwriter Compensation."

     TRUSTEE'S FEE. For its services,  the Trustee will receive an annual fee as
set forth under "Summary of Essential Financial Information." The Trustee's fees
are payable in monthly  installments (based on the outstanding  principal amount
of Bonds in a Trust as of the first day of each month of each year) on or before
the  fifteenth  day of each month from the Interest  Account to the extent funds
are  available  and then from the  Principal  Account.  The Trustee's fee may be
periodically  adjusted in response to fluctuations in short-term  interest rates
(reflecting  the  cost to the  Trustee  of  advancing  funds  to a Trust to meet
scheduled  distributions)  and may be further  increased without approval of the
Unitholders by amounts not exceeding  proportionate increases under the category
"All Services Less Rent of Shelter" in the Consumer Price Index published by the
United States  Department of Labor or, if such category is no longer  published,
in a comparable category.  Since the Trustee has the use of the funds being held
in the  Principal  and Interest  Accounts for future  distributions,  payment of
expenses and  redemptions  and since such Accounts are  non-interest  bearing to
Unitholders,  the Trustee benefits thereby.  Part of the Trustee's  compensation
for its  services to the Fund is expected to result from the use of these funds.
For a  discussion  of the  services  rendered  by the  Trustee  pursuant  to its
obligations  under the Trust  Agreement,  see  "Rights  of  Unitholders--Reports
Provided" and "Trust Administration."

     MISCELLANEOUS  EXPENSES.  The  following  additional  charges are or may be
incurred by the Trusts: (i) fees of the Trustee for extraordinary services, (ii)
expenses of the Trustee  (including legal and auditing  expenses) and of counsel
designated by the Sponsor, (iii) various governmental charges, (iv) expenses and
costs of any action  taken by the  Trustee to protect a Trust and the rights and
interests  of  Unitholders,  (v)  indemnification  of the  Trustee for any loss,
liability or expenses  incurred by it in the  administration  of a Trust without
gross negligence,  bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, (vi) any special
custodial  fees  payable  in  connection  with the sale of any of the Bonds in a
Trust and (vii) expenditures incurred in contacting Unitholders upon termination
of a Trust.

     The fees and expenses set forth herein are payable out of the Trusts.  When
such fees and expenses are paid by or owing to the Trustee,  they are secured by
a lien on the portfolio or portfolios of the applicable Trust or Trusts.  If the
balances in the Interest and Principal  Accounts are insufficient to provide for
amounts payable by the Fund, the Trustee has the power to sell Bonds to pay such
amounts.

INSURANCE ON THE BONDS

     Insurance guaranteeing prompt payment of interest and principal,  when due,
on all the Bonds in the Fund has been  obtained by the Sponsor or by the issuers
or underwriters of such Bonds.

     An Insurer has issued a policy or policies of  insurance  covering  each of
the Bonds in the  Trusts,  each  policy to remain in force  until the payment in
full of such Bonds and whether or not the Bonds  continue to be held by a Trust.
By the terms of each policy the Insurer  will  unconditionally  guarantee to the
holders or owners of the Bonds the payment,  when due, required of the issuer of
the Bonds of an amount  equal to the  principal  of and interest on the Bonds as
such payments  shall become due but not be paid (except that in the event of any
acceleration  of the due date of  principal  by reason of  mandatory or optional
redemption,  default or otherwise,  the payments guaranteed will be made in such
amounts  and at such  times  as  would  have  been  due had  there  not  been an
acceleration).  The Insurer  will be  responsible  for such  payments,  less any
amounts  received by the holders or owners of the Bonds from any trustee for the
bond issuers or from any other  sources  other than the Insurer.  The  Insurers'
policies  relating to small industrial  development  bonds and pollution control
revenue bonds also guarantee the full and complete  payments required to be made
by or on  behalf of an  issuer  of Bonds  pursuant  to the terms of the Bonds if
there occurs an event which results in the loss of the tax-exempt  status of the
interest on such Bonds,  including principal,  interest or premium payments,  if
any, as and when thereby required. Each Insurer has indicated that its insurance
policies do not insure the payment of  principal  or interest on bonds which are
not required to be paid by the issuer thereof because the bonds were not validly
issued.  However,  as  indicated  under "Tax  Status,"  the  respective  issuing
authorities  have  received  opinions  of bond  counsel  relating  to the  valid
issuance of each of the Bonds in the Trusts. Each Insurer's policy also does not
insure against  non-payment  of principal of or interest on the Bonds  resulting
from the  insolvency,  negligence or any other act or omission of the trustee or
other  paying  agent  for  the  Bonds.  Such  policies  are not  covered  by the
Property/Casualty  Insurance  Security  Fund  specified in Article 76 of the New
York Insurance Law. The policies are  non-cancelable  and the insurance premiums
have been fully paid on or prior to the date of  deposit,  either by the Sponsor
or, if a policy has been obtained by a Bond issuer, by such issuer.

     Standard  & Poor's  rates all new issues  insured by an Insurer  "AAA Prime
Grade." Moody's rates all bond issues insured by an Insurer "Aaa". These ratings
independently  reflect each company's current assessment of the creditworthiness
of each Insurer and its ability to pay claims on its policies of insurance.  See
"Investment  Objectives and Portfolio  Selection." Any further explanation as to
the  significance  of either  rating may be obtained only from the company which
issued the respective rating. Neither rating is a recommendation to buy, sell or
hold the Bonds,  and such rating may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any
time by the respective issuer. Any downward revision or withdrawal of the rating
may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Bonds.

         Because the  insurance  on the Bonds will be  effective  so long as the
Bonds are outstanding,  such insurance will be taken into account in determining
the market  value of the Bonds and  therefore  some value  attributable  to such
insurance  will be  included  in the  value  of the  Units  of the  Trusts.  The
insurance does not,  however,  guarantee the market value of the Bonds or of the
Units.


TAX STATUS

     In the  opinion of Chapman  and  Cutler,  counsel  for the  Sponsor,  under
existing law:

          1. Each  Trust is not an  association  taxable  as a  corporation  for
     Federal  income tax  purposes  and  interest  and  accrued  original  issue
     discount on Bonds which is excludable  from gross income under the Internal
     Revenue Code of 1986 (the  "Code") will retain its status when  distributed
     to  Unitholders,  except to the  extent  such  interest  is  subject to the
     alternative   minimum  tax,  an  additional  tax  on  branches  of  foreign
     corporations  and the  environmental  tax (the  "Superfund  Tax"), as noted
     below;

          2. Each Unitholder is considered to be the owner of a pro rata portion
     of the respective  Trust under subpart E,  subchapter J of chapter 1 of the
     Code and will have a taxable  event when such Trust  disposes of a Bond, or
     when the Unitholder redeems or sells his Unit.  Unitholders must reduce the
     tax basis of their  Units for their share of accrued  interest  received by
     the respective  Trust, if any, on Bonds delivered after the Unitholders pay
     for their  Units to the  extent  that such  interest  accrued on such Bonds
     during the period from the  Unitholder's  settlement  date to the date such
     Bonds  are  delivered  to the  respective  Trust  and,  consequently,  such
     Unitholders  may have an increase in taxable  gain or  reduction in capital
     loss  upon the  disposition  of such  Units.  Gain or loss upon the sale or
     redemption  of Units is measured by comparing  the proceeds of such sale or
     redemption with the adjusted basis of the Units. If the Trustee disposes of
     Bonds (whether by sale, payment on maturity, redemption or otherwise), gain
     or loss is  recognized  to the  Unitholder.  The amount of any such gain or
     loss is measured by comparing the  Unitholder's pro rata share of the total
     proceeds from such disposition  with the Unitholder's  basis for his or her
     fractional  interest in the asset  disposed of. In the case of a Unitholder
     who purchases  Units,  such basis (before  adjustment  for earned  original
     issue  discount  and  amortized  bond  premium,  if any) is  determined  by
     apportioning  the cost of the Units among each of the Trust assets  ratably
     according to value as of the date of acquisition of the Units. The tax cost
     reduction requirements of the Code relating to amortization of bond premium
     may, under some circumstances, result in the Unitholder realizing a taxable
     gain  when  his  Units  are sold or  redeemed  for an  amount  equal to his
     original cost; and

          3. Any proceeds paid under individual  policies obtained by issuers of
     Bonds which  represent  maturing  interest on  defaulted  Bonds held by the
     Trustee will be  excludable  from Federal  gross income if, and to the same
     extent as, such interest  would have been  excludable if paid in the normal
     course by the issuer of the defaulted Bonds provided that, at the time such
     policies are purchased,  the amounts paid for such policies are reasonable,
     customary and consistent with the reasonable expectation that the issuer of
     the Bonds, rather than the Insurer, will pay debt service on the Bonds.

     Sections 1288 and 1272 of the Code provide a complex set of rules governing
the accrual of original issue discount. These rules provided that original issue
discount  accrues  either on the basis of a constant  compound  interest rate or
ratably over the term of the Bond, depending on the date the Bond was issued. In
addition,  special  rules  apply if the  purchase  price of a Bond  exceeds  the
original issue price plus the amount of original issue discount which would have
previously  accrued based upon its issue price (its  "adjusted  issue price") to
prior owners.  The  application  of these rules will also vary  depending on the
value of the Bonds on the date a Unitholder acquires his Units and the price the
Unitholder  pays for his Units.  Investors with questions  regarding  these Code
sections should consult with their tax advisers.

     "The  Revenue   Reconciliation  Act  of  1993"  (the  "Tax  Act")  subjects
tax-exempt  bonds to the market  discount  rules of the Code effective for bonds
purchased  after April 30, 1993. In general,  market  discount is the amount (if
any) by which the stated  redemption  price at  maturity  exceeds an  investor's
purchase  price  (except  to  the  extent  that  such  difference,  if  any,  is
attributable  to original issue discount not yet accrued).  Market  discount can
arise based on the price a Trust pays for Bonds or the price a  Unitholder  pays
for his or her Units. Under the Tax Act, accretion of market discount is taxable
as ordinary  income;  under prior law the  accretion had been treated as capital
gain.  Market  discount  that  accretes  while a Trust  holds  a Bond  would  be
recognized as ordinary  income by the  Unitholders  when principal  payments are
received on the Bond, upon sale or at redemption  (including early  redemption),
or upon the sale or redemption of his or her Units,  unless a Unitholder  elects
to  include a market  discount  in  taxable  income as it  accrues.  The  market
discount  rules are complex and  Unitholders  should  consult their tax advisers
regarding these rules and their application.

     In the case of certain  corporations,  the alternative  minimum tax and the
Superfund Tax for taxable years  beginning  after  December 31, 1986 depend upon
the corporation's alternative minimum taxable income, which is the corporation's
taxable income with certain  adjustments.  One of the  adjustment  items used in
computing  the  alternative  minimum  taxable  income and the Superfund Tax of a
corporation (other than an S Corporation,  Regulated  Investment  Company,  Real
Estate  Investment  Trust,  or REMIC) is an amount equal to 75% of the excess of
such  corporation's  "adjusted  current  earnings"  over an amount  equal to its
alternative  minimum  taxable  income  (before  such  adjustment  item  and  the
alternative  tax net operating  loss  deduction).  "Adjusted  current  earnings"
includes all tax exempt interest,  including interest on all of the Bonds in the
Fund.  Unitholders  are urged to consult  their tax advisers with respect to the
particular tax consequences to them including the corporate  alternative minimum
tax, the Superfund Tax and the branch  profits tax imposed by Section 884 of the
Code.

     Counsel for the Sponsor has also advised that under Section 265 of the Code
interest on  indebtedness  incurred or continued to purchase or carry Units of a
Trust is not deductible for Federal  income tax purposes.  The Internal  Revenue
Service  has taken the  position  that such  indebtedness  need not be  directly
traceable to the purchase or carrying of Units  (however,  these rules generally
do not apply to interest paid in indebtedness  incurred to purchase or improve a
personal  residence).  Also,  under Section 265 of the Code,  certain  financial
institutions that acquire Units would generally not be able to deduct any of the
interest  expense  attributable  to  ownership  of such  Units.  Investors  with
questions regarding this issue should consult with their tax advisers.

     In the case of  certain  of the Bonds in the  Fund,  the  opinions  of bond
counsel indicate that interest on such Bonds received by a "substantial user" of
the  facilities  being  financed  with the proceeds of these  Bonds,  or persons
related thereto, for periods while such Bonds are held by such a user or related
person,  will not be excludible from Federal gross income,  although interest on
such Bonds  received by others would be  excludible  from Federal  gross income.
"Substantial  user"  and  "related  person"  are  defined  under  U.S.  Treasury
Regulations.  Any person who believes that he or she may be a "substantial user"
or a "related person" as so defined should contact his or her tax adviser.

     Under existing law, the Fund and each Trust are not associations taxable as
corporations  and the  income of each Trust will be treated as the income of the
Unitholders under the income tax laws of the State of Missouri.

     ALL  STATEMENTS OF LAW IN THE  PROSPECTUS  CONCERNING  EXCLUSION FROM GROSS
INCOME FOR FEDERAL,  STATE OR OTHER TAX PURPOSES ARE THE OPINIONS OF COUNSEL AND
ARE TO BE SO CONSTRUED.

     At the respective times of issuance of the Bonds,  opinions relating to the
validity  thereof and to the  exclusion of interest  thereon from Federal  gross
income are  rendered  by bond  counsel to the  respective  issuing  authorities.
Neither the  Sponsor nor Chapman and Cutler has made any special  review for the
Fund of the  proceedings  relating to the  issuance of the Bonds or of the basis
for such opinions.

     In the  case of  corporations,  the  alternative  tax  rate  applicable  to
long-term  capital  gains is 35%. For  taxpayers  other than  corporations,  net
capital gains are subject to a maximum marginal stated tax rate of 28%. However,
it should be noted that  legislative  proposals are introduced from time to time
that affect tax rates and could affect  relative  differences  at which ordinary
income and capital gains are taxed.  Under the Code,  taxpayers must disclose to
the Internal Revenue Service the amount of tax-exempt interest earned during the
year.

     Section 86 of the Code, in general,  provides  that 50% of Social  Security
benefits are  includible in gross income to the extent that the sum of "modified
adjusted gross income" plus 50% of the Social Security benefits received exceeds
a "base amount." The base amount is $25,000 for unmarried taxpayers, $32,000 for
married  taxpayers  filing a joint return and zero for married  taxpayers who do
not live  apart at all  times  during  the  taxable  year and who file  separate
returns.  Modified  adjusted  gross income is adjusted  gross income  determined
without regard to certain  otherwise  allowable  deductions and exclusions  from
gross income and by  including  tax-exempt  interest.  To the extent that Social
Security  benefits are  includible in gross income,  they will be treated as any
other item of gross income.

     In addition,  under the Tax Act up to 85% of Social  Security  benefits are
includible  in gross  income to the extent  that the sum of  "modified  adjusted
gross income" plus 50% of Social Security benefits received exceeds an "adjusted
base  amount."  The  adjusted  base amount is $34,000 for  unmarried  taxpayers,
$44,000  for  married  taxpayers  filing a joint  return,  and zero for  married
taxpayers  who do not live apart at all times  during the  taxable  year and who
file separate returns.

     Although  tax-exempt interest is included in modified adjusted gross income
solely for the purpose of determining  what portion,  if any, of Social Security
benefits will be included in gross income,  no  tax-exempt  interest,  including
that received from a Trust,  will be subject to tax. A taxpayer  whose  adjusted
gross income  already  exceeds the base amount or the adjusted  base amount must
include  50% or 85%,  respectively,  of his Social  Security  benefits  in gross
income  whether or not he receives any  tax-exempt  interest.  A taxpayer  whose
modified adjusted gross income (after inclusion of tax-exempt interest) does not
exceed the base amount need not  include any Social  Security  benefits in gross
income.

     FOR A  DISCUSSION  OF THE STATE TAX  STATUS OF INCOME  EARNED ON UNITS OF A
TRUST,  SEE "THE  TRUSTS--STATE  TAXATION" FOR THE APPLICABLE  TRUST.  EXCEPT AS
NOTED  THEREIN,  THE  EXEMPTION OF INTEREST ON STATE AND LOCAL  OBLIGATIONS  FOR
FEDERAL  INCOME TAX  PURPOSES  DISCUSSED  ABOVE DOES NOT  NECESSARILY  RESULT IN
EXEMPTION  UNDER THE INCOME OR OTHER TAX LAWS OF ANY STATE OR CITY.  THE LAWS OF
THE SEVERAL STATES VARY WITH RESPECT TO THE TAXATION OF SUCH OBLIGATIONS.

PUBLIC OFFERING

     GENERAL. Units are offered at the Public Offering Price. During the initial
offering period the Public Offering Price is based on the offering prices of the
Bonds in each Trust and includes a sales  charge of 4.9% of the Public  Offering
Price  (5.152% of the  aggregate  offering  price of the Bonds) plus any accrued
interest.  In the secondary market the Public Offering Price is based on the bid
prices of the Bonds in each  Trust and  includes  a sales  charge of 5.5% of the
Public  Offering Price (5.820% of the aggregate bid price of the Bonds) plus any
accrued interest. However, the sales charge applicable to quantity purchases is,
during the initial offering  period,  reduced by a discount on a graduated basis
to any person acquiring 10,000 or more Units as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                AGGREGATE NUMBER OF UNITS PURCHASED                   PERCENT OF OFFERING PRICE
                -----------------------------------                   -------------------------
           <S>                                                         <C>                     
           10,000 - 24,999 Units.......................                          0.30%
           25,000 - 49,999 Units.......................                          0.50%
           50,000 - 99,000 Units.......................                          0.90%
           100,000 or more Units.......................                          1.40%
</TABLE>

     Any such reduced  sales  charge,  including  pursuant to a Letter of Intent
described below, shall be the responsibility of the selling Underwriter, broker,
dealer or agent.  The reduced sales charge structure will apply on all purchases
of Units in a Trust by the same  person on any one day from any one  Underwriter
or dealer.  Units  purchased  in the name of the spouse of a purchaser or in the
name of a child of such  purchaser  under 21 years of age will be deemed for the
purposes of calculating the applicable  sales charge to be additional  purchases
by the purchaser. The reduced sales charges will also be applicable to a trustee
or  other  fiduciary  purchasing  securities  for one or more  trust  estate  or
fiduciary  accounts.  In addition,  a purchaser desiring to purchase during a 12
month period  $1,000,000  or more of Units in any series of Voyageur  Tax-Exempt
Trust may qualify for a reduced  sales charge by signing a nonbinding  Letter of
Intent.  After  signing a Letter of Intent,  at the date total  purchases,  less
redemptions,  of units of series of  Voyageur  Tax-Exempt  Trust by a  purchaser
(including  units  purchased  in the name of the spouse of a purchaser or in the
name of a child of such purchaser  under 21 years of age) aggregate  $1,000,000,
the selling Underwriter or dealer will make a retroactive reduction of the sales
charge on such Units in the  amount of $.10 per Unit  (reduced  by any  previous
discount  received on the Units).  If a purchaser does not complete the required
purchases  under the  Letter  of  Intent  within  the 12 month  period,  no such
retroactive sales charge reduction shall be made. To qualify as a purchase under
a Letter of Intent each  purchase  of units of a series of  Voyageur  Tax-Exempt
Trust must be equal to or exceed  $100,000.  Employees,  officers and  directors
(including  their  immediate  family  members,  defined  as  spouses,  children,
grandchildren,    parents,   grandparents,    mothers-in-law,    fathers-in-law,
sons-in-law and  daughters-in-law,  and trustees,  custodians or fiduciaries for
the benefit of such  persons) of the Sponsor and its  subsidiaries  may purchase
Units of the Trusts  without a sales  charge in both the initial  and  secondary
offering periods.

     ACCRUED  INTEREST.  Accrued interest is the accumulation of unpaid interest
on a bond from the last day on which  interest  thereon  was paid.  Interest  on
Bonds  generally is paid  semi-annually,  although a Trust accrues such interest
daily.  Because of this,  each Trust always has an amount of interest earned but
not yet  collected  by the  Trustee.  For this  reason,  with  respect  to sales
settling  subsequent to the First  Settlement Date, the Public Offering Price of
Units will have added to it the  proportionate  share of accrued interest to the
date of settlement.  Unitholders will receive on the next  distribution  date of
the  respective  Trust the  amount,  if any, of accrued  interest  paid on their
Units.

     In an effort to reduce the amount of accrued interest which would otherwise
have to be paid in addition to the Public Offering Price in the sale of Units to
the public,  the Trustee will  advance the amount of accrued  interest as of the
First  Settlement  Date and the same will be  distributed  to the Sponsor as the
Unitholder of record as of the First Settlement Date.  Consequently,  the amount
of  accrued  interest  to be added to the  Public  Offering  Price of Units will
include  only accrued  interest  from the First  Settlement  Date to the date of
settlement,  less any distributions  from the Interest Account subsequent to the
First Settlement Date. See "Rights of Unitholders--Distributions of Interest and
Principal."

     Because  of the  varying  interest  payment  dates  of the  Bonds,  accrued
interest  at any  point in time will be  greater  than the  amount  of  interest
actually  received by a Trust and distributed to Unitholders.  Therefore,  there
will always remain an item of accrued interest that is added to the value of the
Units.  If a Unitholder  sells or redeems all or a portion of his Units, he will
be entitled to receive his proportionate  share of the accrued interest from the
purchaser  of his Units.  Since the Trustee has the use of the funds held in the
Interest  Account for  distributions  to  Unitholders  and since such Account is
noninterest-bearing to Unitholders, the Trustee benefits thereby.

     OFFERING  PRICE.  The Public Offering Price of the Units will vary from the
amounts stated under "Summary of Essential Financial  Information" in accordance
with fluctuations in the prices of the underlying Bonds in each Trust.

     As indicated above, the price of the Units as of the opening of business on
the Initial Date of Deposit was determined by adding to the determination of the
aggregate  offering  price of the Bonds an amount  equal to 5.152% of such value
and  dividing  the sum so  obtained  by the  number of Units  outstanding.  This
computation  produced a gross  underwriting  profit  equal to 4.9% of the Public
Offering Price.  Such price  determination  as of the opening of business on the
Initial Date of Deposit was made on the basis of an  evaluation  of the Bonds in
each Trust prepared by Securities  Pricing Service, a division of George K. Baum
& Company,  a firm regularly  engaged in the business of evaluating,  quoting or
appraising comparable securities.  Except on the Initial Date of Deposit, during
the  initial  offering  period,  the  Evaluator  will  appraise  or  cause to be
appraised daily the value of the underlying  Bonds as of 4:00 P.M.  Eastern time
on days the New York Stock Exchange is open and will adjust the Public  Offering
Price of the Units commensurate with such appraisal.  Such Public Offering Price
will be effective for all orders received at or prior to 4:00 P.M.  Eastern time
on each such day.  Orders received by the Trustee,  Sponsor,  Distributor or any
Underwriter or dealer for purchases, sales or redemptions after that time, or on
a day when the New York Stock  Exchange  is closed,  will be held until the next
determination of price. For secondary market sales the Public Offering Price per
Unit will be equal to the  aggregate  bid price of the Bonds in a Trust plus the
secondary market sales charge.  For secondary market purposes such appraisal and
adjustment will be made by the Evaluator as of 4:00 P.M. Eastern time on days on
which the New York  Stock  Exchange  is open for each day on which any Unit of a
Trust is tendered for redemption,  and it shall determine the aggregate value of
such Trust as of 4:00 P.M. Eastern time on such other days as may be necessary.

     The  aggregate  price  of the  Bonds  in each  Trust  has  been and will be
determined on the basis of bid prices or offering prices, as appropriate, (i) on
the basis of  current  market  prices  for the Bonds  obtained  from  dealers or
brokers who  customarily  deal in bonds  comparable  to those held by the Trust;
(ii) if such prices are not available for any particular  Bonds, on the basis of
current  market prices for comparable  bonds;  (iii) by causing the value of the
Bonds to be determined by others engaged in the practice of evaluation,  quoting
or appraising comparable bonds; or (iv) by any combination of the above.

     The initial or primary Public Offering Price of the Units and the Sponsor's
initial  repurchase  price per Unit are based on the offering  price per Unit of
the underlying  Bonds plus the applicable sales charge plus interest accrued but
unpaid from the First  Settlement Date to the date of settlement.  The secondary
market Public Offering Price and the Redemption  Price per Unit are based on the
bid price per Unit of the Bonds in each Trust plus the  applicable  sales charge
plus accrued interest. The offering price of Bonds in each Trust may be expected
to range from .35%-1% more than the bid price of such Bonds. On the Initial Date
of Deposit,  the offering side evaluation of the Bonds in each Trust were higher
than  the bid  side  evaluation  of such  Bonds by the  amount  indicated  under
footnote (5) in "The Trusts--Notes to Schedules of Investments."

     Although  payment is normally made three  business days following the order
for  purchase,   payment  may  be  made  prior  thereto.  However,  delivery  of
certificates,  if any are  requested in writing,  representing  Units so ordered
will be made as soon as possible following such order or shortly  thereafter.  A
person will become the owner of Units on the date of settlement provided payment
has been received. Cash, if any, made available to the Sponsor prior to the date
of settlement  for the purchase of Units may be used in the  Sponsor's  business
and may be deemed to be a benefit to the Sponsor,  subject to the limitations of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     UNIT  DISTRIBUTION.  During  the  initial  offering  period,  Units will be
distributed  to the  public by  Underwriters,  broker-dealers  and  others  (see
"Underwriting")  at the Public Offering Price, plus accrued interest computed as
described above. Upon the completion of the initial offering,  Units repurchased
in the  secondary  market,  if any,  may be  offered by this  prospectus  at the
secondary Public Offering Price in the manner described.

     The  Sponsor  intends to qualify  the Units for sale in the state for which
such Trust is named.  Broker-dealers  or others will be allowed a concession  or
agency  commission  in  connection  with the  distribution  of Units  during the
initial offering period equal to $.33 per Unit and in the secondary market equal
to 4.0% of the Public Offering Price per Unit.  Broker-dealers or others will be
allowed an  additional  concession or agency  commission in connection  with the
sale of Units on the Initial Date of Deposit of 2.00% per Unit. In addition, any
dealer  who sells at least the lesser of 100,000  Units or  $1,000,000  worth of
Units between the Initial Date of Deposit and the First  Settlement Date will be
entitled  to a  concession  or agency  commission  equal to $.40 per Unit on all
Units sold during such period.  It is anticipated that one or more  Underwriters
will qualify for this additional concession. Certain commercial banks are making
Units of the Fund available to their  customers on an agency basis. A portion of
the sales charge (equal to the agency commission  referred to above) is retained
by or remitted to the banks. Under the Glass-Steagall  Act, banks are prohibited
from underwriting Units of the Fund; however, the Glass-Steagall Act does permit
certain agency  transactions and the banking  regulators have not indicated that
these  particular  agency  transactions  are not  permitted  under such Act.  In
addition,   state   securities   laws  on  this  issue  may   differ   from  the
interpretations  of  Federal  law  expressed  herein  and  banks  and  financial
institutions  may be  required  to  register  as dealers  pursuant to state law.
Notwithstanding  the  concessions  referred  to above,  in  connection  with any
quantity  purchases,   a  broker/dealer  or  bank  will  receive  the  following
concessions  for purchases  made from the Sponsor,  pursuant to the sales charge
reduction  schedule for quantity  purchases set forth above,  resulting in total
concessions as contained in the following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
           AGGREGATE DOLLAR VALUE                                         TOTAL CONCESSION PER UNIT
           OF UNITS PURCHASED                                  (AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE)
           ------------------                                  ----------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C> 
           $100,000 - $249,999 ................................                 3.2%
           $250,000 - $499,999 ................................                 3.2%
           $500,000 - $999,000 ................................                 2.9%
           $1,000,000 or more..................................                 2.5%
</TABLE>

     The Sponsor and the Distributor each reserves the right to reject, in whole
or in part,  any order for the purchase of Units and to change the amount of the
concession  or agency  commission  to dealers and others from time to time.  See
"Underwriting." To facilitate the handling of transactions, sales of Units shall
normally be limited to transactions involving a minimum of $1,000.

     SPONSOR AND UNDERWRITER  COMPENSATION.  The gross sales commission  through
the  initial  or  primary  distribution  of Units  will equal 4.9% of the Public
Offering  Price of the  Units  (5.152%  of the net  amount  invested),  less any
reduced sales charge for quantity  purchases as described under "General" above.
Underwriters  will acquire  Units from the Sponsor  based on the amount of Units
underwritten.  The  concessions  from the Public  Offering  Price will be as set
forth in the following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
           AGGREGATE DOLLAR VALUE                                   TOTAL UNDERWRITER CONCESSION PER UNIT
           OF UNITS UNDERWRITTEN                               (AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE)
           ---------------------                               ----------------------------------------------

           <S>                                                 <C>
           $100,000 - $249,999 ..............................                   3.5%
           $250,000 - $499,999 ..............................                   3.6%
           $500,000 - $999,000 ..............................                   3.7%
           $1,000,000 or more................................                   4.0%
</TABLE>

     In addition,  the Sponsor will realize a profit or will sustain a loss,  as
the case may be, as a result of the  difference  between  the price paid for the
Bonds by the  Sponsor  and the cost of such Bonds to a Trust  (which is based on
the determination of the aggregate  offering price of the Bonds in such Trust on
the  Initial  Date of Deposit as  prepared  by  Securities  Pricing  Service,  a
division  of  George  K.  Baum  &   Company).   See   "Underwriting"   and  "The
Trusts--Schedules   of   Investments."   Affiliates   of  the  Sponsor  and  the
Underwriters  may also realize  profits or sustain  losses with respect to Bonds
deposited  in a Trust  which were  acquired  by the  Sponsor  from  underwriting
syndicates  of which such  parties  were  members.  An  affiliate of the Sponsor
participated  as  sole  underwriter  or  as  manager  or  as  a  member  of  any
underwriting  syndicate  from which 4.7% of the Bonds in the  portfolios  of the
Trusts were acquired.  The Underwriters may further realize additional profit or
loss during the initial offering period as a result of the possible fluctuations
in the market  value of the Bonds in a Trust after the Initial  Date of Deposit,
since  all  proceeds   received  from  purchasers  of  Units  (excluding  dealer
concessions  or agency  commissions  allowed,  if any) will be  retained  by the
Underwriters.

     As stated  under  "Public  Market"  below,  an  affiliate  of the  Sponsor,
Voyageur Fund Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), intends to, and certain of
the other  Underwriters  may,  maintain a secondary  market for the Units of the
Fund. In so maintaining a market,  the Distributor or any such Underwriters will
also realize  profits or sustain losses in the amount of any difference  between
the price at which Units are  purchased  and the price at which Units are resold
(which  price is based on the bid prices of the Bonds in a Trust and  includes a
sales  charge).  In  addition,   the  Sponsor,   the  Distributor  or  any  such
Underwriters  will also  realize  profits or  sustain  losses  resulting  from a
redemption  of such  repurchased  Units at a price  above or below the  purchase
price for such Units, respectively.

     PUBLIC MARKET.  During the initial public offering period,  the Distributor
and/or certain of the other Underwriters  intend to offer to purchase Units at a
price based on the aggregate  offering price per Unit of the Bonds in each Trust
plus accrued  interest to the date of settlement.  Afterward,  although they are
not  obligated  to do so, the  Distributor  intends to, and certain of the other
Underwriters  may,  maintain a market for the Units offered  hereby and to offer
continuously  to  purchase  such  Units  at the bid  price  of the  Bonds in the
portfolio  plus interest  accrued to the date of  settlement  plus any principal
cash on hand, less any amounts  representing taxes or other governmental charges
payable out of the Trust and less any accrued Trust  expenses.  If the supply of
Units  exceeds  demand  or if  some  other  business  reason  warrants  it,  the
Distributor  and/or the other  Underwriters may either discontinue all purchases
of Units or discontinue  purchases of Units at such prices.  In the event that a
market is not maintained  for the Units and the  Unitholder  cannot find another
purchaser,  a  Unitholder  desiring  to dispose of his Units may dispose of such
Units by tendering them to the Trustee for  redemption at the Redemption  Price,
which is based upon the  aggregate  bid price of the Bonds in the  portfolio and
any accrued  interest.  The  aggregate bid prices of the  underlying  Bonds in a
Trust are expected to be less than the related  aggregate  offering prices.  See
"Rights of Unitholders--Redemption of Units." A UNITHOLDER WHO WISHES TO DISPOSE
OF HIS UNITS SHOULD  INQUIRE OF HIS BROKER AS TO CURRENT  MARKET PRICES IN ORDER
TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS IN EXISTENCE ANY PRICE IN EXCESS OF THE REDEMPTION
PRICE AND, IF SO, THE AMOUNT THEREOF.

RIGHTS OF UNITHOLDERS

     OWNERSHIP  OF UNITS.  Ownership of Units of any Trust will not be evidenced
by certificates unless a Unitholder,  the Unitholder's registered  broker/dealer
or the  clearing  agent for such  broker/dealer  makes a written  request to the
Trustee. Certificates, if issued, will be so noted on the confirmation statement
sent to the Underwriter and broker.  Non-receipt of such  certificate(s) must be
reported to the Trustee within one year; otherwise, a 2% surety bond fee will be
required for replacement.

     Units are  transferable  by making a written request to the Trustee and, in
the case of Units  evidenced by a certificate,  by presenting  and  surrendering
such  certificate to the Trustee  properly  endorsed or accompanied by a written
instrument  or  instruments  of  transfer  which  should be sent  registered  or
certified mail for the protection of the Unitholder.  Unitholders must sign such
written request, and such certificate or transfer  instrument,  exactly as their
names appear on the records of the Trustee and on any  certificate  representing
the Units to be transferred. Such signatures must be guaranteed by a participant
in the Securities  Transfer  Agents  Medallion  Program  ("STAMP") or such other
signature  guarantee  program in addition to, or in substitution  for, STAMP, as
may be accepted by the Trustee.

     Although  no such  charge  is now made or  contemplated,  the  Trustee  may
require a Unitholder to pay a reasonable  fee for each  certificate  reissued or
transferred and to pay any governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with each such transfer or  interchange.  Destroyed,  stolen,  mutilated or lost
certificates  will be replaced  upon  delivery  to the  Trustee of  satisfactory
indemnity,  evidence of ownership  and payment of expenses  incurred.  Mutilated
certificates must be surrendered to the Trustee for replacement.

     DISTRIBUTIONS OF INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL.  Interest  received by the Trusts,
including that part of the proceeds of any disposition of Bonds which represents
accrued interest and including any insurance proceeds  representing interest due
on defaulted  Bonds,  is credited by the Trustee to the Interest  Account of the
appropriate  Trust.  Other receipts are credited to the Principal Account of the
appropriate  Trust.  Interest  received  by a Trust after  deduction  of amounts
sufficient  to  reimburse  the Trustee for any amounts  advanced and paid to the
Sponsor as the Unitholder of record as of the First Settlement Date (see "Public
Offering--Offering Price") will be distributed on or shortly after the fifteenth
day of each  month  on a pro rata  basis  to  Unitholders  of  record  as of the
preceding  record  date  (which  will  be  the  first  day of  the  month).  All
distributions will be net of applicable expenses.  The pro rata share of cash in
the Principal  Account will be computed as of the  applicable  record date,  and
distributions  to the  Unitholders  as of such  record  date  will be made on or
shortly  after the  fifteenth  day of such  month.  Proceeds  received  from the
disposition  of any of the  Bonds  after  such  record  date  and  prior  to the
following  distribution  date  will  be held in the  Principal  Account  and not
distributed until the next distribution date. The Trustee is not required to pay
interest on funds held in the  Principal  or Interest  Accounts  (but may itself
earn interest thereon and therefore  benefits from the use of such funds) nor to
make a distribution  from the Principal  Account unless the amount available for
distribution shall equal at least $1.00 per Unit.

     The  distribution to the Unitholders as of each record date after the First
Settlement  Date  will be made on the  following  distribution  date or  shortly
thereafter and shall consist of an amount substantially equal to such portion of
the  Unitholders'  pro rata share of the estimated net annual unit income in the
Interest Account after deducting estimated  expenses.  Because interest payments
are not  received by the Trusts at a constant  rate  throughout  the year,  such
interest  distribution  may be more or less  that  the  amount  credited  to the
Interest  Account  as  of  the  record  date.  For  the  purpose  of  minimizing
fluctuation  in the  distributions  from the  Interest  Account,  the Trustee is
authorized  to advance  such  amounts as may be  necessary  to provide  interest
distributions  of approximately  equal amounts.  The Trustee shall be reimbursed
for any such advances from funds in the Interest  Account on the ensuing  record
date.  Persons who purchase  Units will commence  receiving  distributions  only
after such person  becomes a record  owner.  Notification  to the Trustee of the
transfer  of Units is the  responsibility  of the  purchaser,  but in the normal
course of business such notice is provided by the selling broker-dealer.

     As of the  first  day of each  month,  the  Trustee  will  deduct  from the
Interest Account and, to the extent funds are not sufficient  therein,  from the
Principal  Account,  amounts  necessary  to  pay  the  expenses  of  Trusts  (as
determined on the basis set forth under "Trust Operating Expenses"). The Trustee
also may withdraw from said accounts such amounts, if any, as it deems necessary
to establish a reserve for any  governmental  charges or  extraordinary  charges
payable out of the Trusts.  Amounts so withdrawn  shall not be considered a part
of a Trust's assets until such time as the Trustee shall return all for any part
of such  amounts to the  appropriate  accounts.  In  addition,  the  Trustee may
withdraw  from the  Interest  and  Principal  Accounts  such  amounts  as may be
necessary to cover purchases of Replacement Bonds and redemption of Units by the
Trustee.

     REINVESTMENT  OPTION.  Unitholders  of the  Trusts  may  elect to have each
distribution of interest  income,  capital gains and/or principal on their Units
automatically  reinvested  in shares of any mutual  fund  advised by the Sponsor
which are registered in the Unitholder's  state of residence.  Such mutual funds
are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Reinvestment Funds."

     Each  Reinvestment  Fund has investment  objectives which differ in certain
respects from those of the Trusts. The prospectus  relating to each Reinvestment
Fund  describes  the  investment  policies  of such  fund  and  sets  forth  the
procedures  to  follow to  commence  reinvestment.  A  Unitholder  may  obtain a
prospectus for the respective Reinvestment Fund from Voyageur Fund Distributors,
Inc. at 90 South Seventh Street, Suite 4400, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

     After becoming a participant in a reinvestment  plan, each  distribution of
interest income, capital gains and/or principal on the participant's Units will,
on the applicable  distribution date,  automatically be applied,  as directed by
such person,  as of such distribution date by the Trustee to purchase shares (or
fractions  thereof) of the applicable  Reinvestment Fund at a net asset value as
computed  as of the  closing of trading on the New York Stock  Exchange  on such
date.

     Confirmations of all reinvestments by a Unitholder into a Reinvestment Fund
will be mailed to the Unitholder by such Reinvestment Fund.

     A  participant  may at any  time  prior  to five  days  preceding  the next
succeeding  distribution date, by so notifying the Trustee in writing,  elect to
terminate his or her reinvestment  plan and receive future  distributions on his
or her  Units  in cash.  There  will be no  charge  or  other  penalty  for such
termination.  Each  Reinvestment  Fund, its sponsor and its  investment  adviser
shall have the right to terminate at any time the reinvestment  plan relating to
such fund.

     REPORTS  PROVIDED.  The Trustee  shall  furnish  Unitholders  of a Trust in
connection with each  distribution a statement of the amount of interest and, if
any, the amount of other receipts  (received  since the preceding  distribution)
being distributed expressed in each case as a dollar amount representing the pro
rata share of each Unit of a Trust outstanding. For as long as the Sponsor deems
it to be in the best  interests of the  Unitholders,  the accounts of each Trust
shall be audited,  not less frequently than annually,  by independent  certified
public  accountants and the report of such accountants shall be furnished by the
Trustee to Unitholders of such Trusts upon request.  Within a reasonable  period
of time after the end of each calendar  year,  the Trustee shall furnish to each
person who at any time during the calendar year was a registered Unitholder of a
Trust a statement (i) as to the Interest Account:  interest received  (including
amounts  representing  interest  received upon any disposition of the Bonds) and
the percentage of such amount by states and  territories in which the issuers of
such  Bonds  are  located,  deductions  for  applicable  taxes  and for fees and
expenses of such Trust,  for purchases of Replacement  Bonds and for redemptions
of Units,  if any,  reservations  made by the  Trustee,  if any, and the balance
remaining after such distributions and deductions,  express in each case both as
a total dollar amount and as a dollar amount  representing the pro rata share of
each Unit outstanding on the last business day of such calendar year; (ii) as to
the  Principal  Account:  the  dates of  disposition  of any  Bonds  and the net
proceeds  received  therefrom   (excluding  any  portion   representing  accrued
interest),   the  amount  paid  for  purchases  of  Replacement  Bonds  and  for
redemptions  of  Units,  if  any,  reservations  made  by the  Trustee,  if any,
deductions for payment of applicable  taxes, fees and expenses of such Trust and
the balance remaining after such distributions and deductions  expressed both as
a total dollar amount and as a dollar amount  representing the pro rata share of
each Unit  outstanding on the last business day of such calendar  year;  (iii) a
list of the Bonds held and the number of Units  outstanding on the last business
day of such calendar  year;  (iv) the  Redemption  Price per Unit based upon the
last  computation  thereof  made  during  such  calendar  year;  and (v) amounts
actually  distributed  during such calendar year from the Interest and Principal
Accounts,  separately  stated,  expressed  both as total  dollar  amounts and as
dollar amounts representing the pro rata share of each Unit outstanding.

     In order to comply  with  Federal  and state  tax  reporting  requirements,
Unitholders will be furnished,  upon request to the Trustee,  evaluations of the
Bonds in a Trust furnished to it by the Evaluator.

     REDEMPTION  OF UNITS.  A  Unitholder  who does not  dispose of Units in the
secondary  market  described above may cause Units to be redeemed by the Trustee
by making a written request to the Trustee,  Investors  Fiduciary Trust Company,
P.O. Box 419430,  Kansas  City,  Missouri  64173-0216  and, in the case of Units
evidenced  by a  certificate,  by  tendering  such  certificate  to the Trustee,
properly  endorsed or  accompanied  by a written  instrument or  instruments  of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee. Unitholders must sign the request,
and such  certificate or transfer  instrument,  exactly as their names appear on
the records of the Trustee and on any certificate  representing  the Units to be
redeemed.  If the amount of the  redemption  is $25,000 or less and the proceeds
are  payable  to the  Unitholder(s)  of  record at the  address  of  record,  no
signature  guarantee is necessary for  redemptions by individual  account owners
(including  joint  owners).  Additional  documentation  may be requested,  and a
signature   guarantee  is  always  required,   from   corporations,   executors,
administrators,  trustees,  guardians or  associations.  The signatures  must be
guaranteed  by a  participant  in the STAMP or such other  guarantee  program in
addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, as may be accepted by the Trustee. A
certificate  should  only  be sent  by  registered  or  certified  mail  for the
protection of the  Unitholder.  Since tender of the  certificate is required for
redemption when one has been issued,  Units represented by a certificate  cannot
be redeemed until the certificate  representing  such Units has been received by
the purchasers.

     Redemption shall be made by the Trustee on the third business day following
the day on which a tender for  redemption is received (the  "Redemption  Date").
Such redemption  shall be made by payment of cash,  equivalent to the Redemption
Price for such Trust,  determined as set forth below as of the  evaluation  time
stated under "Summary of Essential  Financial  Information," next following such
tender,  multiplied by the number of Units being  redeemed.  Any Units  redeemed
shall  be  cancelled  and  any  undivided   fractional   interest  in  the  Fund
extinguished.  The price received upon redemption might be more or less than the
amount paid by the  Unitholder  depending on the value of the Bonds in the Trust
involved at the time of redemption.

     Under regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service,  the Trustee will
be required to withhold a specified percentage of the principal amount of a Unit
redemption if the Trustee has not been furnished the redeeming  Unitholder's tax
identification number in the manner required by such regulations.  Any amount so
withheld is transmitted to the Internal  Revenue Service and may be recovered by
the Unitholder only when filing a return. Under normal circumstances the Trustee
obtains the  Unitholder's  tax  identification  number from the selling  broker.
However,  at any time a Unitholder  elects to tender Units for redemption,  such
Unitholder should provide a tax identification number to the Trustee in order to
avoid this possible "back-up  withholding" in the event the Trustee has not been
previously provided such number.

     Accrued  interest paid on redemption  shall be withdrawn  from the Interest
Account or, if the balance therein is insufficient,  from the Principal Account.
All other amounts will be withdrawn from the Principal  Account.  The Trustee is
empowered  to sell  underlying  Bonds  in  order  to make  funds  available  for
redemption. Units so redeemed shall be cancelled.

     The  Redemption  Price  per Unit (as well as the  secondary  market  Public
Offering Price) will be determined on the basis of the bid price of the Bonds in
each Trust, while the initial and primary Public Offering Price of Units will be
determined  on the basis of the  offering  price of the  Bonds,  as of 4:00 P.M.
Eastern  time on days of trading on the New York Stock  Exchange on the date any
such determination is made. On the Initial Date of Deposit,  the Public Offering
Price per Unit (which is based on the offering  prices of the Bonds and includes
the sales  charge)  exceeded  the value at which Units could have been  redeemed
(based  upon the  current  bid prices of the Bonds in such  Trust) by the amount
shown under "Summary of Essential Financial  Information." While the Trustee has
the power to determine the Redemption Price per Unit when Units are tendered for
redemption,  such authority has been delegated to the Evaluator which determines
the price per Unit on a daily basis.  The  Redemption  Price per Unit is the pro
rata  share of each Unit in a Trust  determined  on the basis of (i) the cash on
hand in such Trust or monies in the process of being  collected,  (ii) the value
of the Bonds in such Trust based on the bid prices of the Bonds (including "when
issued" contracts,  if any) and (iii) interest accrued thereon, less (a) amounts
representing taxes or other  governmental  charges payable out of such Trust and
(b) the accrued expenses of such Trust. The Evaluator may determine the value of
the  Bonds in a Trust by  employing  any of the  methods  set  forth in  "Public
Offering--Offering Price."

     The price at which Units may be redeemed  could be less than the price paid
by the Unitholder and may be less than the par value of the Bonds represented by
the Units so  redeemed.  As stated  above,  the  Trustee may sell Bonds to cover
redemptions.  When Bonds are sold,  the size of the affected  Trust will be, and
the diversity may be,  reduced.  Such sales may be required at a time when Bonds
would  not  otherwise  be sold and  might  result  in lower  prices  than  might
otherwise be realized.

     The right of  redemption  may be suspended  and payment  postponed  for any
period  during  which the New York  Stock  Exchange  is  closed,  other than for
customary  weekend and holiday  closings,  or during  which the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission determines that trading on that Exchange is restricted or an
emergency  exists, as a result of which disposal or evaluation of the Bonds in a
Trust is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the Securities
and Exchange  Commission  may by order permit.  The Trustee is not liable to any
person  in any way for any  loss or  damage  which  may  result  from  any  such
suspension or postponement.

TRUST ADMINISTRATION

     DISTRIBUTOR PURCHASES OF UNITS. The Trustee shall notify the Distributor of
any tender of Units for redemption.  If the  Distributor's  bid in the secondary
market at that time  equals or exceeds  the  Redemption  Price per Unit,  it may
purchase such Units by notifying the Trustee before the close of business on the
date of such  notification  and by making payment therefor to the Unitholder not
later than the day on which the Units would  otherwise have been redeemed by the
Trustee. Units held by the Sponsor or Distributor may be tendered to the Trustee
for redemption as any other Units.

     The  offering  price of any Units  acquired by the  Distributor  will be in
accord with the Public Offering Price described in the then currently  effective
prospectus  describing such Units.  Any profit resulting from the resale of such
Units will belong to the Distributor which likewise will bear any loss resulting
from a lower offering or redemption  price subsequent to its acquisition of such
Units.

     PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATION. The Trustee is empowered to sell, for the purpose
of redeeming Units tendered by any  Unitholder,  and for the payment of expenses
for  which  funds may not be  available,  such of the  Bonds  designated  by the
Sponsor as the Trustee in its sole discretion may deem  necessary.  The Sponsor,
in  designating  such Bonds,  will consider a variety of factors,  including (i)
interest  rates,  (ii)  market  value and (iii)  marketability.  The Sponsor may
direct the  Trustee to dispose of Bonds in the event there is a decline in price
or the occurrence of other market or credit factors, including advance refunding
(i.e.,  the  issuance of  refunding  securities  and the deposit of the proceeds
thereof in trust or escrow to retire the refunded securities on their respective
redemption  dates),  so that in the opinion of the Sponsor the retention of such
Securities would be detrimental to the interest of the Unitholders.

     The Sponsor is required to instruct the Trustee to reject any offer made by
an  issuer  of any of  the  Bonds  to  issue  new  obligations  in  exchange  or
substitution  for any Bond pursuant to a refunding or refinancing  plan,  except
that the Sponsor may  instruct  the Trustee to accept or reject such an offer or
to take any other action with respect  thereto as the Sponsor may deem proper if
(i) the issuer is in default  with  respect to such Bond or (ii) in the  written
opinion of the Sponsor the issuer will  probably  default  with  respect to such
Bond in the  reasonably  foreseeable  future.  Any  obligation  so  received  in
exchange or  substitution  will be held by the Trustee  subject to the terms and
conditions  of the  Trust  Agreement  to the same  extent  as  Bonds  originally
deposited  thereunder.  Within  five days after the  deposit of  obligations  in
exchange or substitution  for underlying  Bonds, the Trustee is required to give
notice  thereof to each  Unitholder,  identifying  the Bonds  eliminated and the
Bonds   substituted   therefor.   Except  as  stated   herein   and  under  "The
Fund--Replacement  Bonds"  regarding the  substitution of Replacement  Bonds for
Failed Bonds,  the  acquisition by the Trust of any  obligations  other than the
Bonds initially deposited is not permitted.

     If any default in the payment of  principal  or interest on any Bond occurs
and no provision  for payment is made  therefor  within 30 days,  the Trustee is
required to notify the Sponsor  thereof.  If the Sponsor  fails to instruct  the
Trustee to sell or to hold such Bond  within 30 days after  notification  by the
Trustee to the Sponsor of such default,  the Trustee may in its discretion  sell
the  defaulted  Bond and not be  liable  for any  depreciation  or loss  thereby
incurred.

     AMENDMENT  OR  TERMINATION.  The Sponsor and the Trustee  have the power to
amend the Trust  Agreement  without the consent of any of the  Unitholders  when
such an amendment is (i) to cure an  ambiguity or to correct or  supplement  any
provision of the Trust Agreement which may be defective or inconsistent with any
other provision contained therein or (ii) to make such other provisions as shall
not  adversely  affect the interest of the  Unitholders  (as  determined in good
faith by the Sponsor and the Trustee), provided that the Trust Agreement may not
be amended to increase the number of Units issuable  thereunder or to permit the
deposit or acquisition of obligations  either in addition to or in  substitution
for any of the Bonds initially deposited in a Trust, except for the substitution
of certain  refunding  obligations for such Bonds, for Replacement Bonds and for
subsequent deposits (see "The Fund"). In the event of any amendment, the Trustee
is  obligated  to notify  promptly  all  Unitholders  of the  substance  of such
amendment.

     A  Trust  may  be  terminated  at  any  time  by  consent  of   Unitholders
representing  66-2/3%  of the Units of such  Trust  then  outstanding  or by the
Trustee when the value of such Trust, as shown by any semi-annual evaluation, is
less than the minimum  value  indicated  under  "Summary of Essential  Financial
Information."  A Trust  will be  liquidated  by the  Trustee in the event that a
sufficient  number  of Units not yet sold are  tendered  for  redemption  by the
Underwriters,  including the Sponsor,  so that the net worth of such Trust would
be reduced to less than 40% of the initial  principal amount of such Trust. If a
Trust  is  liquidated   because  of  the  redemption  of  unsold  Units  by  the
Underwriters,  the  Sponsor  will refund to each  purchaser  of Units the entire
sales charge paid by such purchaser.

     The  Trust  Agreement  provides  that a  Trust  shall  terminate  upon  the
redemption,  sale or other  disposition of the last Bond held in such Trust, but
in no event shall it continue  beyond the end of the year preceding the fiftieth
anniversary  of the Trust  Agreement.  In the event of  termination  of a Trust,
written  notice  thereof will be sent by the Trustee to each  Unitholder of such
Trust at his address appearing on the registration books of the Trust maintained
by the Trustee, such notice specifying the time or times at which the Unitholder
may  surrender  his  certificate  or  certificates,  if  any  were  issued,  for
cancellation.  Within a reasonable  time  thereafter the Trustee shall liquidate
any Bonds then held in such Trust and shall  deduct from the funds of such Trust
any accrued  costs,  expenses or  indemnities  provided by the Trust  Agreement,
including estimated compensation of the Trustee and costs of liquidation and any
amounts  required as a reserve to provide for payment of any applicable taxes or
other  governmental  charges.  The sale of Bonds in a Trust upon termination may
result in a lower amount than might  otherwise be realized if such sale were not
required at such time. For this reason,  among others,  the amount realized by a
Unitholder upon  termination may be less than the principal amount or par amount
of Bonds  represented  by the Units held by such  Unitholder.  The Trustee shall
then  distribute  to each  Unitholder  his or her  share of the  balance  of the
Interest and Principal Accounts. With such distribution the Unitholders shall be
furnished a final distribution  statement of the amount  distributable.  At such
time as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall determine that any amounts held
in  reserve  are no longer  necessary,  it shall  make  distribution  thereof to
Unitholders in the same manner.

     LIMITATION ON LIABILITIES.  The Sponsor, the Evaluator, the Distributor and
the Trustee shall be under no liability to Unitholders  for taking any action or
for  refraining  from  taking  any action in good  faith  pursuant  to the Trust
Agreement,  or for errors in  judgment,  but shall be liable  only for their own
willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their
duties or by reason of their reckless  disregard of their obligations and duties
thereunder. The Trustee shall not be liable for depreciation or loss incurred by
reason  of the sale by the  Trustee  of any of the  Bonds.  In the  event of the
failure of the  Sponsor to act under the Trust  Agreement,  the  Trustee may act
thereunder  and shall not be liable  for any  action  taken by it in good  faith
under the Trust Agreement.

     The Trustee shall not be liable for any taxes or other governmental charges
imposed upon or in respect of the Bonds or upon the interest  thereon or upon it
as Trustee under the Trust Agreement or upon or in respect of the Fund which the
Trustee  may be  required  to pay under any  present or future law of the United
States of America  or of any other  taxing  authority  having  jurisdiction.  In
addition,  the Trust Agreement contains other customary  provisions limiting the
liability of the Trustee.

     The  Trustee,  Sponsor,   Distributor  and  Unitholders  may  rely  on  any
evaluation  furnished by the Evaluator and shall have no responsibility  for the
accuracy  thereof.  Determinations  by the Evaluator  under the Trust  Agreement
shall be made in good faith upon the basis of the best information  available to
it,  provided,  however,  that the Evaluator  shall be under no liability to the
Trustee,  Sponsor,  Distributor  or  Unitholders  for errors in  judgment.  This
provision  shall not protect the  Evaluator in any case of willful  misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties.

     SPONSOR.  Voyageur  Fund  Managers,  Inc.  is the  Sponsor  of the Fund and
Voyageur  Fund  Distributors,  Inc.  is the primary  distributor  of Fund Units.
Voyageur  Fund  Managers,  Inc. and Voyageur  Fund  Distributors,  Inc. are each
indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiaries of Dougherty Financial Group, Inc. which is
owned  approximately  49% by Michael E. Dougherty,  49% by Pohlad  Companies and
less than 1% by certain  benefit plans for the employees of Dougherty  Financial
Group,  Inc.  and its  subsidiaries.  The  address  of each of the  Sponsor  and
Distributor  is 90 South  Seventh  Street,  Suite 4400,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota
55402.

     Mr. Dougherty co-founded the predecessor of Dougherty Financial Group, Inc.
in 1977 and has served as Dougherty  Financial Group's Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive  Officer since inception.  Pohlad Companies is a holding company
owned in equal parts by each of James O. Pohlad, Robert C. Pohlad and William M.
Pohlad.  As of November 30, 1995,  Voyageur Fund  Managers,  Inc.  served as the
manager to six closed-end and ten open-end investment  companies  (comprising 29
separate  investment  portfolios),  administered  numerous  private accounts and
managed approximately $8.0 billion in assets. The principal business address for
both Voyageur Fund  Managers,  Inc. and Voyageur Fund  Distributors,  Inc. is 90
South Seventh Street, Suite 4400,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota 55402. As of November
30, 1995,  the total  stockholders'  equity of Voyageur Fund  Mangers,  Inc. was
$6,083,405  (unaudited).  (This paragraph relates only to the Sponsor and not to
the Fund or to any Series thereof or to any of the Underwriters. The information
is  included  herein  only for the  purpose  of  informing  investors  as to the
financial  responsibility  of the  Sponsor  and its  ability  to  carry  out its
contractual  obligations.  More  detailed  financial  information  will  be made
available by the Sponsor upon request.)

     If the  Sponsor  shall  fail to perform  any of its duties  under the Trust
Agreement or become  incapable  of acting or become  bankrupt or its affairs are
taken over by public  authorities,  then the Trustee may (i) appoint a successor
Sponsor at rates of compensation  deemed by the Trustee to be reasonable and not
exceeding  amounts  prescribed by the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  (ii)
terminate the Trust  Agreement  and  liquidate  the Fund as provided  therein or
(iii) continue to act as Trustee without terminating the Trust Agreement.

     EVALUATOR.  The Sponsor also serves as Evaluator.  The Evaluator may resign
or be  removed  by the  Sponsor  in which  event the  Sponsor is to use its best
efforts to appoint a satisfactory  successor.  Such resignation or removal shall
become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor evaluation.  If
upon resignation of the Evaluator no successor has accepted  appointment  within
30 days  after  notice of  resignation,  the  Evaluator  may apply to a court of
competent  jurisdiction  for the  appointment  of a  successor.  Notice  of such
resignation  or removal and  appointment  shall be mailed by the Trustee to each
Unitholder.  At the present  time,  pursuant to a contract  with the  Evaluator,
Securities  Pricing  Service,  a  division  of  George  K.  Baum  &  Company,  a
non-affiliated firm regularly engaged in the business of evaluating,  quoting or
appraising comparable securities, provides, for both the initial offering period
and secondary  market  transactions,  portfolio  evaluations of the Bonds in the
Fund  which are then  reviewed  by the  Evaluator.  In the event the  Sponsor is
unable to obtain current  evaluations from Securities  Pricing  Service,  it may
make  its  own  evaluations  or  it  may  utilize  the  services  of  any  other
non-affiliated evaluator or evaluators it deems appropriate.

     TRUSTEE. The Trustee, Investors Fiduciary Trust Company, is a trust company
specializing in investment  related  services,  organized and existing under the
laws of Missouri,  having its trust office at 127 West 10th Street, Kansas City,
Missouri  64105,  (800)  253-5622.  The  Trustee is subject to  supervision  and
examination  by the Division of Finance of the State of Missouri and the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation.

     The duties of the Trustee are primarily  ministerial in nature.  It did not
participate in the selection of Bonds for the portfolio of any Trust.

     In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall keep proper books
of record and  account  of all  transactions  at its  office for the Fund.  Such
records  shall include the name and address of, and the  certificates  issued by
each Trust to, every  Unitholder of each Trust.  Such books and records shall be
open to  inspection  by any  Unitholder  at all  reasonable  times  during usual
business hours.  The Trustee shall make such annual or other reports as may from
time to time be required under any applicable state or Federal statute,  rule or
regulation  (see  "Rights of  Unitholders--Reports  Provided").  The  Trustee is
required to keep a certified copy or duplicate  original of the Trust  Agreement
on file in its office  available for inspection at all  reasonable  times during
the usual business hours by any Unitholder,  together with a current list of the
Bonds held in the Trusts.

     Under the Trust Agreement,  the Trustee or any successor trustee may resign
and be discharged of the Trusts  created by the Trust  Agreement by executing an
instrument  in  writing  and filing the same with the  Sponsor.  The  Trustee or
successor  trustee  must  mail  a copy  of  the  notice  of  resignation  to all
Unitholders  then of record,  not less than 60 days before the date specified in
such notice when such resignation is to take effect.  The Sponsor upon receiving
notice of such resignation is obligated to appoint a successor trustee promptly.
If, upon such  resignation,  no  successor  trustee has been  appointed  and has
accepted the appointment within 30 days after notification, the retiring Trustee
may  apply  to a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  for the  appointment  of a
successor. The Sponsor may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee as
provided in the Trust  Agreement  at any time with or without  cause.  Notice of
such removal and appointment  shall be mailed to each Unitholder by the Sponsor.
Upon  execution of a written  acceptance of such  appointment  by such successor
trustee, all the rights,  powers, duties and obligations of the original trustee
shall vest in the successor.  The  resignation  or removal of a Trustee  becomes
effective  only when the successor  trustee  accepts its  appointment as such or
when a court of competent jurisdiction appoints a successor trustee.

     Any corporation  into which a Trustee may be merged or with which it may be
consolidated,  or any corporation  resulting from any merger or consolidation to
which a Trustee shall be a party,  shall be the successor  trustee.  The Trustee
must be a  corporation  organized  under  the laws of the  United  States or any
State, be authorized to exercise trust powers and have at all times an aggregate
capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $5,000,000.

UNDERWRITING

     The  Underwriters  named  below  have  severally  purchased  Units  in  the
following respective amounts from the Sponsor.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Colorado        Minnesota      Territorial
                                                                 Insured          Insured         Insured
           NAME                              ADDRESS             SERIES 6         SERIES 3        SERIES 3
           ----                              -------             --------         --------        --------
  <S>                            <C>                             <C>              <C>             <C>
  Voyageur Fund                  90 South Seventh Street
  Distributors, Inc.             Minneapolis, MN 55402

                                                                 --------         -------          -------

                                 Totals
</TABLE>

     Units may also be sold to broker-dealers and others at prices  representing
the per Unit concession or agency commission stated under "Public Offering--Unit
Distribution."  However,  resales of Units by such  broker-dealers and others to
the  public  will  be  made  at  the  Public  Offering  Price  described  in the
Prospectus.  The Sponsor and the Distributor  each reserves the right to reject,
in whole or in part, any order for the purchase of Units and the right to change
the amount of the concession or agency commission from time to time.

     At various times the Sponsor may implement  programs  under which the sales
forces of Underwriters, brokers, dealers, banks and/or others may be eligible to
win nominal  awards for certain sales  efforts,  or under which the Sponsor will
reallow to any such  Underwriters,  brokers,  dealers,  banks and/or others that
sponsor  sales   contests  or  recognition   programs   conforming  to  criteria
established by the Sponsor,  or  participate in sales programs  sponsored by the
Sponsor, an amount not exceeding the total applicable sales charges on the sales
generated  by such person at the public  offering  price  during such  programs.
Also,  the Sponsor in its discretion may from time to time pursuant to objective
criteria  established  by the  Sponsor  pay  fees  to  qualifying  Underwriters,
brokers,  dealers,  banks or others for certain services or activities which are
primarily intended to result in sales of Units of the Trusts.  Such payments are
made by the  Sponsor  out of its own  assets,  and not out of the  assets of the
Trusts. These programs will not change the price Unitholders pay for their Units
or the amount that the Trusts will receive from the Units sold.

OTHER MATTERS

     LEGAL  OPINIONS.  The  legality  of the Units  offered  hereby and  certain
matters  relating  to Federal and state tax law have been passed upon by Chapman
and Cutler, 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago,  Illinois 60603, as counsel for the
Sponsor.

     INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS.  The  statements  of  net  assets  and  the  related
schedules  of  investments  as of the opening of business on the Initial Date of
Deposit  included in this  Prospectus have been included herein in reliance upon
the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent  auditors,  appearing elsewhere
herein  and upon  the  authority  of said  firm as  experts  in  accounting  and
auditing.

No person is authorized to give any  information or to make any  representations
not contained in this  Prospectus;  and any  information or  representation  not
contained  herein must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Fund,
the Sponsor or the Underwriters. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to
sell,  or a  solicitation  of an offer to buy,  securities  in any  state to any
person to whom it is not lawful to make such offer in such state.

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              TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE                                         PAGE

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL
       FINANCIAL INFORMATION.................  3
THE FUND.....................................  5
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND
       PORTFOLIO SELECTION...................  7
THE TRUSTS...................................  8
EQUIVALENT TAXABLE ESTIMATED
       CURRENT RETURNS....................... 21
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT................. 23
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS..................... 24
RISK FACTORS................................. 25
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN AND
       ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN............ 32
TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES..................... 32
INSURANCE ON THE BONDS....................... 34
TAX STATUS................................... 35
PUBLIC OFFERING.............................. 38
RIGHTS OF UNITHOLDERS........................ 43
TRUST ADMINISTRATION......................... 48
UNDERWRITING................................. 52
OTHER MATTERS................................ 53

This Prospectus contains  information  concerning the Fund and the Sponsor,  but
does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statements
and exhibits relating thereto,  which the Fund has filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission,  Washington, D.C., under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, and to which reference is hereby made.

                               P R O S P E C T U S

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                                __________, 1996



                       VOYAGEUR TAX-EXEMPT TRUST, SERIES 6

                            COLORADO INSURED SERIES 6
                           MINNESOTA INSURED SERIES 3
                          TERRITORIAL INSURED SERIES 3

                       CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     This Registration  Statement on Form S-6 comprises the following papers and
documents:
     The facing sheet of Form S-6
     The Cross-Reference Sheet
     The Prospectus
     The signatures

The following exhibits:

1.1  Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust - Voyageur Tax-Exempt Trust Series 1
     and Subsequent Series,  dated January 19, 1995,  (incorporated by reference
     to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 filed on behalf of Voyageur Tax-Exempt Trust
     Series 5, File No. 33-62681).

1.2  Form of Trust Indenture and Agreement for Voyageur Tax-Exempt Trust, Series
     6; to be filed by Amendment.

2.   Opinion of counsel to the Sponsor as to legality  of the  securities  being
     registered  including  a consent to the use of its name under the  headings
     "Tax Status" and "Legal  Opinions" in the Prospectus and opinion of counsel
     as to Federal  income tax status of the  securities  being  registered  and
     certain state tax matters; to be filed by Amendment.

3.   None.

4.   Not Applicable. 

5.   Financial Data Schedules filed  electronically as Exhibit(s) 27 pursuant to
     Rule 401 of Regulation S-T; to be filed by Amendment.

6.   Written Consents
     (a) Consent of George K. Baum & Company; to be filed by Amendment
     (b) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.; to be filed by Amendment

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant,
Voyageur Tax-Exempt Trust, Series 6, has duly caused this Registration Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 31st day of January, 1996.

                                   VOYAGEUR TAX-EXEMPT TRUST, SERIES 6
                                     (Registrant)

                                   By:  Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc.
                                        ----------------------------
                                        (Depositor)

                                   By:  /s/Thomas J. Abood
                                        ----------------------------
                                        General Counsel and Senior
                                          Vice President


     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement has been signed below on by the following  person in the
capacity indicated and on January 31, 1996.

     SIGNATURE                             TITLE

MICHAEL E. DOUGHERTY                                    
- -------------------------          Chairman of the Board
Michael E. Dougherty               and Director

JOHN G. TAFT
- -------------------------
John G. Taft                       Chief Executive Officer and Director

EDWARD J. KOHLER
- -------------------------
Edward J. Kohler                   Director

FRANK C. TONNEMAKER
- -------------------------
Frank C. Tonnemaker                Director

JANE M. WYATT
- -------------------------
Jane M. Wyatt                      Director


                                          /s/Thomas J. Abood
                                        ------------------------
                                             Thomas J. Abood

     Thomas J. Abood signs this document  pursuant to a Power of Attorney  filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission with the Registration  Statement on
Form S-6 for Voyageur Tax-Exempt Trust, Series 5 (Registration No. 33-62681).



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