The item fetched nine times its original estimate Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles‘ hit 1968 single ‘Hey Jude’ have sold for $910,000 (£731,000) at a New York auction.
The Julien’s Auctions sale went for nine times its original estimate yesterday (April 10). Jason Watkins, a music specialist for the auction house, said McCartney’s notes were scribbled as a guide for a 1968 studio recording of the song and were very rare and valuable.
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