It's listed as:

MEL ALLEN dec. 1996 auto signed 8x10 photo New York Yankees broadcaster 1939-64

I will be auctioning off hundreds of autographed New York Mets and New York Yankees trading cards, photos, postcards, and index cards over the next year.  These are from my private collecting over the past 40 years.  I am starting with the early 60's Mets and 40's thru 60's Yankees.  And I will add more recent ones later.  

All autographs are guaranteed to pass authentication from major companies.

The auto signed makes me think the signature is not real. At the same time, it's labeled as an original.