Early Walt Disney Cartoon and Signature - Is it REAL?

I have a 3-panel cartoon, ink and watercolor, that I believe is a very early Walt Disney. His childhood history states that he used to make drawings and sell them to family and friends when he lived in Missouri and Kansas City. the "alt" in the signature looks very very similar to many of his other signatures. The "W" is just a block "W". I would think that he would have done this as a child and that he would have developed his iconic "W" as he got older. If you see his printed cartoon balloons, he does make this type of "W". I found this in an estate sale in Toledo, Ohio. I have not been able to find any childhood Walt Disney signatures to compare it with.

The following are examples of Walt Disney's signature that shows where the "alt" in Walt is very similar...

The following is where Walt Disney uses the block "W" when printing........

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Permalink Reply by Nick on June 16, 2022 at 10:22am

Will do

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 16, 2022 at 10:32am

Please post the results.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 17, 2022 at 8:30am

Any word?

Permalink Reply by Nick on June 17, 2022 at 11:19am

Will post as soon as I contact Phil and get a response

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