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Paul McCartney's key sells for double the estimate
Paul McCartney moved to the house in Liverpool with his family when he was at secondary school
A key to Sir Paul McCartney's childhood home has sold for thousands of pounds at auction.
During the 1950s and 60s, Sir Paul lived with his family at 20 Forthlin Road in Allerton, Liverpool, and composed some of the earliest Beatles' tracks with John Lennon there.
Sir Paul moved out in 1963, and his father and brother in the following year. In 1965, American superfan Kathy Salt wrote to then-occupant Ashley Jones, who enclosed a photograph of the house and a key, with a tag attached, in his letter back.
The three items were sold to a British private collector at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in the Cotswolds on Wednesday, fetching a hammer price of £5,000 - double the estimate.
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With fees, the buyer paid £6,100, and a collection of four autographs from the band, each inscribed to "Kathy" - the fan to whom the key belonged - sold for a total of £5,124.
Chris Albury, director at Dominic Winter Auctioneers, said the level of competition during the bidding "demonstrates that the Beatles' popularity remains as strong as ever".