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Tomorrow
is
May
the
Fourth,
but
you
have
a
few
more
weeks
to
save
up
ahead
of
Heritage
Auctions’
next
Star
Wars-themed
sale,
which
happens
May
31.
The
superstar
of
this
one
is
Kenner’s
famously
rare
Boba
Fett
figure
with
“rocket-firing”
action,
which
was
never
released
after
being
deemed
a
choking
hazard.
Further
making
this
an
ultra-coveted
item:
of
the
100
or
so
prototypes
that
survived,
only
two
are
of
the
hand-painted
variety,
including
this
one.
The
auction
also
includes
an
early
draft
of
the
first
Star
Wars
script;
lightsabers
wielded
by
Kylo
Ren,
Leia,
Luke,
and
Rey;
an
honest-to-goodness
Ewok
head;
and
other
Star
Wars
rarities.
Big-bucks
collectors
can
learn
more
about
how
to
bid
at
Heritage
Auctions’
site.
For
the
rest
of
us,
here
are
some
tempting
photos
of
the
goods.
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The
Holy
Grail
of
Star
Wars
toys!
Try
not
to
swallow
the
rocket,
it
alone
is
probably
worth
five
to
six
figures.
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Proof
that
this
highly
valuable
bounty
is
legit.
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Adam
Driver
himself
wielded
this
distinctive
cross-shaped
lightsaber
in
the
2017
entry
in
the
prequel
trilogy.
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This
Ewok
head
circa
1983's
Star
Wars:
Episode
VI
-
Return
of
the
Jedi
was
designed
by
Stuart
Freeborn
and
crafted
from
production
parts
by
artifact
restoration
expert
Tom
Spina.
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Part
of
the
very
first
Topps
Star
Wars
trading
card
set,
this
Han
Solo
sticker
is
in
mint
condition—rare
for
such
an
ephemeral
item.
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Same
goes
for
this
Leia
sticker,
which
is
in
amazing
shape
considering
it’s
nearly
50
years
old.
How
it
managed
to
escape
being
stuck
on
a
notebook
or
a
locker
between
1977
and
now
is
a
cosmic
mystery.
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You
really
can’t
beat
this
vivid
description
from
the
auction
catalogue
that
details
exactly
what
place
this
lightsaber
has
in
Star
Wars
history:
“This
hybrid
configuration
of
the
prop
was
tailor-made
[for]
scenes
requiring
intricate
lightsaber
combat
in
close
quarters,
where
computer-generated
blades
would
be
utilized.
One
such
instance
is
when
Darth
Maul
(Ray
Park)
triumphs
over
Jedi
Master
Qui-Gon
Jinn
(Liam
Neeson)
in
a
harrowing
lightsaber
duel,
piercing
him
to
the
dismay
of
his
Padawan
apprentice,
Obi-Wan
Kenobi
(Ewan
McGregor).”
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Tom
Chantrell’s
instantly
recognizable
artwork
pops
in
a
very
rare
poster
from
A
New
Hope’s
Hong
Kong
release.
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Weird
title—wonder
if
it’ll
be
a
hit?
This
early
draft
of
A
New
Hope
is
signed
by
George
Lucas,
as
is
the
other
curio
that
comes
with
it:
a
document
detailing
the
estimated
shooting
budget
for
the
film.
You
can
see
more
images
of
the
pages
on
the
auction
site,
but
the
cost
for
making
the
first
Star
Wars
movie
was
initially
estimated
at...
just
over
$8
million.
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Physical
media
will
never
die!
Per
the
auction
site:
“This
1982
release
was
the
first
time
that
the
1977
blockbuster
film
was
made
available
for
fans
to
own.
At
the
point
in
time
that
this
copy
was
released
only
about
4%
of
American
households
actually
owned
a
VCR.”
It’s
still
factory
sealed
but
presumably
whoever
buys
this
won’t
actually
open
it
up
to
see
if
it
still
plays.
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This
is
the
original
lightsaber
that
both
Mark
Hamill
and
Daisy
Ridley
wielded
in
The
Last
Jedi,
meant
to
represent
the
lightsaber
Luke
lost
during
his
clash
with
Darth
Vader
a
generation
earlier
in
Cloud
City.
It’s
also,
according
to
the
catalogue,
“the
only
known
bladed
lightsaber
prop
screen-used
by
Mark
Hamill
from
any
Star
Wars
film
outside
of
the
Lucasfilm
Archive.”
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This
is
an
interesting
item
that
wasn’t
actually
used
for
filming;
instead,
it
was
used
for
promotional
tours
to
hype
the
Star
Wars
villain.
According
to
the
catalogue,
“In
1980,
Lucasfilm
UK
authorized
Nicholas
J.
Farmer
of
N.J.
Farmer
Associates
LTD.
in
England
to
create
complete
touring
costumes
of
the
iconic
‘Darth
Vader’
character.
Farmer
contacted
David
Middleton,
the
credited
construction
storeman
on
The
Empire
Strikes
Back
at
Pinewood
Studios,
who
released
one
of
the
original
Darth
Vader
costumes
used
in
the
film
in
order
for
Farmer
to
make
the
master
molds
and
patterns
necessary
to
create
touring
costumes
for
the
film’s
premiers
in
select
major
markets
and
press
appearances.
This
specific
helmet
matches
the
early
examples
created
to
go
on
tour
in
May
1980
to
coincide
with
the
release
of
The
Empire
Strikes
Back,
and
it
was
later
used
in
the
promotion
of
The
Return
of
the
Jedi
in
1983.”
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Here’s
a
piece
of
the
first
Death
Star
used
in
“low-altitude”
shots
of
its
surface
during
A
New
Hope’s
climactic
battle.
It’s
impossible
to
tell
the
scale
from
the
photograph,
but
it
measures
11.75"
x
11.75"
x
3.9".
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This
limited-edition
release
only
dates
back
to
2021,
but
still
feels
like
a
necessary
item
for
Grogu
completists.
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