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Heritage Auction Launches $1M Lightsaber, $500K Lennon Lyrics

6/17/2026

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Heritage Auctions will hold a Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction from July 13 to 17 in the United States.
The auction will open Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber from “The Empire Strikes Back” at $1 million and John Lennon’s handwritten “If I Fell” lyrics on a 1964 Valentine card at $500,000.
Vice president Joe Maddalena said the auction spans Hollywood’s Golden Age to modern blockbusters and music.

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Heritage Auctions will hold a Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction from July 13 to 17 in the United States.
The auction will open Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber from “The Empire Strikes Back” at $1 million and John Lennon’s handwritten “If I Fell” lyrics on a 1964 Valentine card at $500,000.
Vice president Joe Maddalena said the auction spans Hollywood’s Golden Age to modern blockbusters and music.