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Royal Memorabilia expert, Ian Shapiro, originally trained as an accountant but developed an interest in collecting at a young age. He started off collecting stamps, but this soon expanded in to a passion for political and royal historical items.
In 1989, Ian turned his hobby in to his career, by taking up a position at philatelist and royal memorabilia company, Argyll Etkin Limited. Argyll and Etkin buy and sell royal memorabilia from and to collectors all over the world. For more information, visit www.argyll-etkin.com
Ian is also the royal memorabilia expert for online valuations website, www.valuemystuff.com