"He signed very little  ,  he died very young . I strongly feel this is a Stamp Signature. Do not be quick to discard . That photograph has modest value .  After he died, the studio stopped sending those to fans., He died at a very…"

"You are very welcome Bob - my pleasure. Happy to help you."

"Thanks for saving me Eric! "

"Thanks Joe :)"

"Good work, Eric. I knew the angle of the signature was off."

"Here is confirmation. Both in skew-corrected overlay:"

"I agree with Eric. It's probably a preprint."

"Yes, if I had flat on scans of each you'd see they are identical which can only mean a stamp or other such. Sorry."

"I see what your saying. My photo is skewed the opposite angle. Straightening it out puts it closer to the correct angle but its still not as much his his normal angle."

"Here. Such a big name and not personalized but so legible..."

"Isn't that a candidate for a preprepint?"

"I guess the only aspect that bothers me a bit is the angle of the signature. I seem to notice he usually signs at a steeper angle."