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[[preprinted form]] [[underline]] ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY [[/underline]] BUREAU OF ORDER AND FOOD PRODUCTS REDUCES COST OF LIVING ASK FOR BOOKLET [[underline]] MONEY ORDERS [[/underline]] THIS SYSTEM FOR SMALL REMITTANCES EXCELS ALL OTHERS FOR SAFETY, ECONOMY AND CONVENIENCE [[underline]] TRAVELERS' CHEQUES [[/underline]] PAYABLE ALL OVER THE WORLD USED AS INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY [[underline]] FOREIGN REMITTANCES [[/underline]] BY DRAFTS OR MONEY ORDERS AT MARKET RATES [[underline]] FOREIGN DEPARTMENT [[/underline]] SUPERIOR SERVICE FOR SHIPMENTS ABROAD UNIFORM EXPRESS RECEIPT ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY Receiving Form 21 June,1915- NON-NEGOTIABLE RECEIPT ^[[ Feb. 21-]] 191 ^[[7]] Received from______________________________subject to the classifications and tariffs in effect on the date hereof, ^[[ 2 cases ]] _____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________value herein stated and warranted by shipper to be ^[[ Not Over Fifty ]] Dollars. (see foot note) Consigned to ^[[ H. Walters Art Gallery ]] at ^[[ Baltimore Md]] Charges ^[[ Collect [[circled]] 2 [[/circled]] ]] which the Company agrees to carry upon the terms and conditions printed on the back hereof, to which the shipper agrees, and as evidence thereof, accepts and signs this receipt. _______________________ Shipper. ^McCabe 1359 For the Company. NOTE --The Company's charge is based upon the character of the property, of which its value is an element, and its value must be declared in writing by the shipper unless its character is otherwise disclosed. When goods are hidden from view by wrapping, boxing or other means and the company is not notified of the character thereof, the shipper's declaration of value may be made by notation, "not exceeding $50.00" or "not exceeding $50.00 or 50 cents per pound, actual weight."