Autographs of David Stirling

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service (SAS). Under his leadership, the SAS carried out hit-and-run raids behind the Axis lines of the North African campaign. He saw active service during the Second World War until he was captured in January 1943. He spent the rest of the war in captivity, despite making several attempts to escape.
Stirling left the Regular Army in 1947. He settled in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and founded the Capricorn Africa Society, which aimed to fight racial discrimination in Africa, but Stirling's preference for a limited, elitist voting franchise over universal suffrage limited the movement's appeal. He subsequently formed various private military companies and was linked with a failed attempt to overthrow the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the early 1970s. He also attempted to organise efforts to undermine trades unionism and to overthrow the British government, none of which made significant headway. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1990, and died later the same year.
The National Army Museum records that Stirling was born and raised in Keir House, Perthshire, into an aristocratic Scottish family with a proud military heritage. However, The Scotsman newspaper of 20 November 1915 and The Stirling Observer of 23 November 1915 both published announcements that "The Hon Mrs Keir gave birth to a son on Monday 15th at 15 Cambridge Square, London". The General Records Office (GRO) also records his birth registered in the Paddington district of London.
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Traded items with a signature of David Stirling

The most expensive item with a signature of David Stirling (RAFES SC19 SPECIAL COLONEL SIR DAVID STIRLING SIGNED ESCAPE FROM TUNISIA COVER) was sold in May 2025 for £500.00 while the cheapest item (Alec Borrie Hand Signed 6x4 Card SAS Special Air Service David Stirling Ww2) found a new owner for £11.01 in July 2024. The month with the most items sold (5) was August 2018 with an average selling price of £67.00 for an autographed item of David Stirling. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2024 with £375.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £11.01 was July 2024. In average, an autographed item from David Stirling is worth £74.97.

Most recently, these items with a signature of David Stirling were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Alec Borrie Hand Signed Book Plate SAS Special Air Service David Stirling Ww2	£71.00
	David Stirling SAS WW2 Rogue Heroes Signed First Day Cover L Detachment	£83.08
	RAF Escaping Society cover signed by SAS founder David Stirling	£309.50
	RAF Escaping Society cover signed by SAS founder David Stirling	£309.50
	RAF Escaping Society FDC signed by SAS leader David Stirling + one other!	£329.50
	RAF Escaping Society FDC signed by SAS leader David Stirling + one other!	£359.50
	RAFES SC19 SPECIAL COLONEL SIR DAVID STIRLING SIGNED ESCAPE FROM TUNISIA COVER	£500.00
	RAFES SC19 SPECIAL COLONEL SIR DAVID STIRLING SIGNED ESCAPE FROM TUNISIA COVER	£77.20
	RARE 1977 RETOUR EN TUNISIE COVER / SIGNED BY DAVID STIRLING - SAS FOUNDER	£67.08
	SAS founder David Stirling and early veteran Fitzroy Maclean signed FDC	£375.00
	WW2 David Stirling Founder of the SAS signed RAF Escaping cover Colditz POW	£259.98
	WW2 David Stirling Founder of the SAS signed RAF Escaping cover Colditz POW	£339.98
	WW2 David Stirling Founder of the SAS signed RAF Escaping cover Colditz POW	£257.94
	WW2 David Stirling Founder of the SAS signed RAF Escaping cover Colditz POW.	£356.98
	WW2 SAS ORIGINAL DAVID STIRLING SIGNED LETTER ORIGINAL SAS LETTER PAPER ##LOOK##	£212.10