How do i restore a lost iPhone?

I recently replaced my 3GS with the iPhone 4.  A month later I lost my iPhone 4.  I would like to now restore my old 3GS with everything that I had on my iP4 from my last sync.  The problem is that iTunes recognizes my old 3Gs still and does not give me the opportunity to restore with the iP4 information.  Does anyone know how to restore an 'old' phone with the information from my 'new lost phone?'
Thanks

1.  (You KNOW what's coming)  NEVER restore or update any device without backing up/syncing first.
2. You can re-download virtually all apps without paying again.
3. SOL for music/media from iTunes - you'll have to pay again.
4. Photos and any other data/files on the phone which were lost cannot be recovered.  There are no data recovery methods for iPhones.

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