Bowie’s handwritten Starman lyrics sell for stellar £200,000

Price five times more than estimate as A4 sheet bought by Tasmanian museum official acting for private collector

David Bowie's handwritten lyrics to his 1972 song Starman have sold for more than 200,000 at auction, five times their estimated sale price.

The song featured on his fifth album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which propelled the musician to international rock and pop stardom.