My wife and I purchased this photo on Ebay, and I was wanting to get some opinions on the authenticity of it.

The seller was from Moscow, and I sent him a message asking more details of how he obtained the signed photos. He stated that he had a friend who worked in the office of the President, and that he had signed some photos for them, and 2 of which he signed had inscriptions.

Every photograph I have seen online that Putin had signed, his signature is slightly different each image I see, so it's been hard for me to compare, except that the begging letter of the signature is consistent with others I have seen.

Any opinions will be appreciated.