Seemingly untouched by human hands this priceless periodical was found sealed inside a wax envelope in the Associated Planets Publishing offices in Arundel. Of course the offices no longer exist, but in the basement of Mr Singh's minimart (open 24 hours and licenced!) was a metal cabinet marked APP. Inside were letters and papers from the then editor of SSD to his staff, contributors and employees of the Ministry of Supply, the British Rocket Group and even No10!! How did I discover this cache of gold? I was caught short and asked the bearded gent if I could use his facilities. I persuaded Mr Singh that I was helping a friend with a project on the local area and this might help. I gave him £10 for the lot and we parted on good terms. After rifling through the paperwork I saw a wax envelope lying on the bottom of the bottom drawer. I carefully slit it and eased out the item within. Imagine if you can the surprise... the very first issue of Space Science Digest from the summer of 1955... mint condition after more than half a century. Before I resealed the envelope I scanned the cover... and here it is. Yes yes yes... this is another Duo rocket rendered in Bryce and the whole thing created in PhotoShop. But wouldn't it be nice if we really could find a mint condition, mega rare publication purely by chance... Thanks for looking. Iain