International Scouting Collectors Association

At a 1953 National Jamboree, a group of scouts organized a newsletter called The Trader.

Mike Diamond became the first editor, and volunteers help ensure the integrity of scouting memorabilia with its publications.

The CTA went through several name changes and incarnations through the early and mid 1970s, before becoming known as the American Scouting Traders Association (ASTA) in 1985.

The ASTA began attending the National Order of the Arrow Conferences[b] in 1990, and by 1994 they boasted over 1000 strong in membership.

Now that the ASTA and NSCS have merged to form the ISCA they have over 1500 members, and a presence in all 50 states, as well as 11 countries worldwide.