CERTIFICATIONS
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I, Douglas G. Ober, certify that:

1.  I  have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The  Adams
Express Company;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
untrue  statement  of a material fact or  omit  to  state  a
material  fact  necessary to make the  statements  made,  in
light of the circumstances under which such statements  were
made,  not misleading with respect to the period covered  by
this report;

3.   Based  on  my knowledge, the financial statements,  and
other  financial information included in this report, fairly
present  in  all material respects the financial  condition,
results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows
(if  the  financial  statements are required  to  include  a
statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of,  and  for,
the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I  are
responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure
controls  and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)  under
the  Investment  Company Act of 1940) and  internal  control
over  financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under
the  Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant  and
have:

(a)   Designed  such disclosure controls and procedures,  or
caused  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to   be
designed  under  our  supervision, to ensure  that  material
information  relating  to  the  registrant,  including   its
consolidated  subsidiaries, is made known to  us  by  others
within  those  entities, particularly during the  period  in
which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed   such  internal  control   over   financial
reporting,  or  caused such internal control over  financial
reporting  to be designed under our supervision, to  provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of  financial
reporting  and  the preparation of financial statements  for
external  purposes  in  accordance with  generally  accepted
accounting principles;

(c)    Evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the   registrant's
disclosure  controls and procedures and  presented  in  this
report  our  conclusions  about  the  effectiveness  of  the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date  within  90
days  prior to the filing date of this report based on  such
evaluation; and

(d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal  control  over  financial reporting  that  occurred
during  the  second fiscal quarter of the period covered  by
this  report that has materially affected, or is  reasonably
likely  to  materially  affect,  the  registrant's  internal
control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have
disclosed  to  the  registrant's  auditors  and  the   audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):

(a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the  design or operation of internal control over  financial
reporting  which  are reasonably likely to adversely  affect
the  registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial information; and

(b)   Any  fraud,  whether  or not material,  that  involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in
the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


Date: July 22, 2008


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