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Hello Mr. Wagner. I found an old bottle of cognac Remy Martin. On the Ebay there are some vintage prints with almost same bottle, but with one difference. On this bottle written:" societa italiana....". This is how the bottle looks: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-Remy-Martin-Cognac-Front-Back-Bottle-Old-Ad-/230667
Any idea of it's value?
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Hi Dmitry

Distilled spirits like this are so high in alcohol that they don't change, for better or for worse, once they go into the bottle.  So the good news is that your bottle is perfectly good to drink.  The bad news is that it won't have appreciated in value the way some fine wines do.  This one is worth just about what a current bottling of the same stuff is worth. I'd estimate around $50 US.  

By the way, the bottle itself might be more collectible than the liquid inside.  You can check with the nice people at antiquebottles.com about that...

Sorry that I can't give you more exciting news....but hope you enjoy it!

Paul Wagner

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