Certification of Principal Executive Officer

     In  connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of
The  Adams Express Company (the Company) on Form N-CSR for
the  period  ended  June 30, 2007,  as  filed  with  the
Securities  and Exchange Commission on the date hereof  (the
Report), I, Douglas G. Ober, Chairman and Chief  Executive
Officer  of  the  Company, certify, pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.
Section  1350,  as adopted pursuant to Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of
          Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
          Act of 1934; and
     (2)  The  information  contained in the  Report  fairly
          presents, in all material respects, the financial
          condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: July 23, 2007

  /s/ Douglas G. Ober
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      Douglas G. Ober
      Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)


     A signed original of this written statement required by
Section    906,    or    other   document    authenticating,
acknowledging,  or  otherwise adopting  the  signature  that
appears  in typed form with the electronic version  of  this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided
to  the  Company  and will be retained by  the  Company  and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission  or  its
staff upon request.


Certification of Principal Financial Officer

     In  connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of
The  Adams Express Company (the Company) on Form N-CSR for
the  period  ended  June 30, 2007,  as  filed  with  the
Securities  and Exchange Commission on the date hereof  (the
Report),  I,  Maureen A. Jones, Vice President, Chief
Financial  Officer and Treasurer of the Company, certify,
pursuant  to  18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906  of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of
          Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
          Act of 1934; and
     (2)  The  information  contained in the  Report  fairly
          presents, in all material respects, the financial
          condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: July 23, 2007

  /s/ Maureen A. Jones
      -----------------------
      Maureen A. Jones
      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
      (Principal Financial Officer)

     A signed original of this written statement required by
Section    906,    or    other   document    authenticating,
acknowledging,  or  otherwise adopting  the  signature  that
appears  in typed form with the electronic version  of  this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided
to  the  Company  and will be retained by  the  Company  and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission  or  its
staff upon request.