Well Jim, the Govt got the original tax on the original sale at the original sale price - ther is no law that allows them to play with booze resold for profit after the original retail sale.

Any attempt to gouge further would be like the Govt attempting to gather further increased sales tax on an antique vehicle that has increased in value by being well looked after, and not driven much.

If the bottles were sealed with superglue, then that would inhibit the odd chance of an occassional bottle being consumed by accident, but the previous comments mean that the Govt has no ongoing right of 'property' over that booze - the legal tax has been paid.

No sane stamp colector uses mint stamps, and it is illegal to (re)use franked ones - maybe someones daft maiden aunt might try...