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Freddie Mercury song lyrics sell for £277,000 at auction

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A notebook containing Freddie Mercury’s song lyrics sold for £277,000 at auction.

The handwritten lyrics by the Queen frontman were the highest-selling lot on day one of Propstore’s Music Live Auction.

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