Autographs of Oliver Philpot
Oliver Lawrence Spurling Philpot MC DFC (6 March 1913 – 29 April 1993) was a Canadian-born Second World War Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and subsequently a businessman, best known for being one of the three men to successfully escape from Stalag Luft III in the escape known as The Wooden Horse.
After the war, Philpot resumed his career in management in the food industry. He wrote the book Stolen Journey, in which he recounts daily life as a prisoner in various POW camps, ending with his escape via the Wooden Horse and his return to England.
Philpot was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of an expatriate London engineer. Holding both British and Canadian citizenships he returned to England as a child. He was educated, first at Aymestrey School near Worcester, then at Radley College between 1927 and 1932 and then studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Worcester College, Oxford University. During his time at Oxford, he joined the Oxford University Air Squadron and learned to fly.
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Traded items with a signature of Oliver Philpot
The most expensive item with a signature of Oliver Philpot (Stolen Journey - Oliver Philpot SIGNED #114 of 150 1950 1st HC) was sold in January 2026 for £109.65 while the cheapest item (OLIVER PHILPOT MC DFC SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED RAF COVER) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2018. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2014 with an average selling price of £11.49 for an autographed item of Oliver Philpot. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2013 with £63.51 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2018. In average, an autographed item from Oliver Philpot is worth £14.28.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Oliver Philpot were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1973 Royal Air Force No 42 Squadron cover signed Oliver Philpot. | £5.60 |  |
| ERIC WILLIAMS & OLIVER PHILPOT Signed RAFES 29c Wooden Horse Stalag Luft III Cvr | £19.99 | |
| FDC SIGNED BY WW11 WOODEN HORSE ESCAPEE , OLIVER PHILPOT MC DFC | £4.99 | |
| Oliver Philpot MC DFC WW2 Wooden Horse Escape signed 42 sqn RAF flown cover | £7.50 | |
| Oliver Philpot MC DFC WW2 Wooden Horse Escape signed 42 sqn RAF flown cover | £10.99 | |
| OLIVER PHILPOT, SCOTTIE BRAZIL & BILL RANDLE Signed Belgian Resistance RAF Cover | £17.99 | |
| RAF 15c 42 Sqn Signed Oliver Philpot Stalag Luft 111 Wooden Horse Escaper | £11.95 | |
| RAFES SC4c WW2 Stalag Luft III escapers Harry Day & Oliver Philpot signed FDC | £63.50 | |
| RARE WW2 1973 RAF Escaping Society Cover signed Oliver Philpot MC Harry Day RARE | £51.44 | |
| Signed Stalag Luft 3 First Day Cover. Harry ‘Wings’ Day & Oliver Philpot | £13.65 | |
| Stalag Luft III cover signed by Harry Day, Oliver Philpot & Jimmy James | £45.00 | |
| Stalug Luft III Wooden Horse Escapee OLIVER PHILPOT MC DFC Signed RAF Cover | £13.94 | |
| WW2 Escapers Oliver Philpot MC Harry Wings Day DSO signed Stalag Luft III cover | £49.99 | |
| WW2 Stalag Luft 3 Wooden Horse escapers Eric Williams Oliver Philpot signed FDC | £31.54 | |
| WW2 Wooden Horse Escaper Oliver Philpot MC DFC signed 42 sqn RAF flown cover | £10.44 | |
