By Steve Robson Rare find: The Jawa toy, still in its original packaging from the 1970s, is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction A vintage Star Wars figurine believed to be one of the rarest in the world could fetch up to £12,000 when sold at auction. The British-manufactured 'Jawa' figure was most likely bought for just 99p from a newsagent back in 1978. But Palitoy, a company based in Coalville, Leicester, later lost the licence to sell Star Wars memorabilia and such items rarely surface. In fact, only one other Jawa, complete with vinyl cape and packaged on unpunched card, is known to exist in the world.
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Vintage figurine believed to be one of only two in existence
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Palitoy, Leicester-based manufacturer, later lost licence to make them
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Similar model, in original packaging, sold for £11,300 on eBay this year
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