The auction took place despite the fact that The Beatles' songwriter Paul McCartney denied any suggestion that the document 'solved' a puzzle, as he says the character was entirely fictitious.
The seller, Annie Mawson, had hoped the item would raise up to �500,000. She said McCartney's office sent her the document after she wrote asking for a donation for a music therapy centre. - more on this story
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