Many: Typically, at least 70.

Always telling myself "just a few classics". But I own a lot of crap still don't own some of the "classics".
And then again, one can't have enough white shirts as a Doc.

Ironed, one to three.  Total is likely between two to three dozen total, which is both superfluous and lacking.

^Now that makes sense! Would it not stay indefinitely fresh with enough room?

On the basis of laundered and iron, etc, seven sounds about right, unless you are me.

Dust accumulates after a couple months.  Depending on  the HVAC, heat and moisture variations tend to take a certain effect too.  I'm not fastidious with hanger spacing, so shirts end up smashed with new wrinkles at some point.  If there is exposure to smoke or other odors, that will take a toll too.

I prefer them freshly laundered, so a week old at max

Usually between around fifty and none at all. Then I have to spend a few long sessions pumping iron.

Your plan sounds realistic enough if your shirts are for businesswear but I would factor in an extra two or three shirts in case of stains.

I iron them when I need them, so like woofster I invariably end up ironing next days shirt in the evening.

None, I iron after I've selected the one I'm going to wear. Sometimes I change my mind and then iron another one which means that I'll wear the one I ironed first next. If I don't I'll most likely have to iron it again because I too many shirts crammed together on hangers. I'd say at least 30 of them I'll never wear again but if I throw them out I'll only buy more or put the ones still in boxes that I haven't worn yet (six months plus) on hangers. Pathetic really.

^My sentiments exactly. Either that, or have your friendly mother-in-law come and stay with you for extended periods.

One of my bosses use to arrange to meet his mum at a motorway service station and she would then take his shirts to be washed and ironed.

I have at least 30. I like multiples of things I like, e.g., I have three Brooks blue ocbds, and I like variety, e.g., stripes of different kinds, different colors, various patterns like tattersal and plaids, and the like. They're for different contexts, too--some are more workaday office shirts, some are more casual, and so on.

In other words, one can never have too many shirts.

Just keep in mind, anything other than a button-down is for lounge lizards.

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To be honest I feel like from what Beeston talks about and knowing the places he goes he's a pretty refined chap...Aston Martin though?