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from Taiwan sent me a photo of this white version for MBL. It has a US
importers name on but has not been reported in the US.

The Buchanan Blend is a Cigar Cutter in the shape of a Whisky
Bottle and was sold on Ebay. Note the detail on the enamelled
label. I have collected novelties like this most of the time I have
been collecting but £56.55 was too dear for me.

The cover bottles were also on Ebay. They are a
set of Japanese gods issued in 1965 by Niccolo of
Italy. They were also made, a little earlier I think,
by Kamotsuru of Japan. I am looking for colour
photos of the Japanese set if anyone has these.
They sold for a respectable US$81.

Graham & Maree Ramsay (members from
Australia) sent the Jubilee whisky photo and have
been trying to find out more about this mini.

They write "A friend of ours has this bottle so I Googled to see
what I could find. I have not been able to find out very much
about it at all. I have even contacted Australian Whisky's and
they haven't come up with any more information than what I
sent them. All I came up with was the 1940 ad shown and an
ad in a Melbourne paper dated Wednesday 3rd February 1937:

Stephen King Pty. Ltd....wine and spirit merchants, have been
appointed by Arthur Bell and Sons Ltd of Perth Scotland as the
sole Victorian and Southern Riverina distributors for Bell's
Scotch Whisky.

I was going to contact Bells in Scotland but as they
have changed hands sooo many times I doubt they
would have any records as to who this Stephen King
was." Any information anyone?

Graham says that he is looking for any Bundaberg
Rum bottles, preferably glass. If you have any for
sale/swap he can be contacted at:
reandgraz@optusnet.com.au

Unfortunately we have no article in this edition from
Dave Allen. I have been enjoying Dave's articles and
I'm sure you have too. He promises to return in the
next issue.

There is a seller on Ebay, Minibeamcollector, who is selling a large collection in
miniature decanters. He was the seller of the first two extremely rare decanters
above. Just before finalising miNiZ he listed some more great bottles that I