Serial Number: CC0040
Status: Display
Description:
State Express, simply known as 555, is a brand of cigarette originally manufactured in the United Kingdom by the Ardath Tobacco Company. The overseas rights to the brand, excluding the United Kingdom, were acquired by British American Tobacco in 1925. It was sold widely throughout the world, including Belgium, Brazil, China, HongKong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mauritius, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom and the United States. Today, the brand is still very popular in Asia especially in the Greater Chian area. Some resources suggest, it is the most well-known and popular foreign brand in China.