Alberto Bolaffi (1936–2025)

Bolaffi S.p.A. Announces the Death of its Honorary President Alberto Bolaffi

Turin, July 16, 2025 – It is with deep sadness that Bolaffi company announces that its Honorary President, Italian Cavaliere del Lavoro (Order of Merit for Labor), Alberto Bolaffi passed away on July 16, at the age of 89. As the third-generation at the helm of the family business, he has led it since the early 1960s until 2013. Alberto Bolaffi played a key role in the growth and success of Bolaffi S.p.A., honoring the tradition started by his grandfather in 1890 and giving a significant boost to the philatelic trade both nationally and internationally.

In 1992, he signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP). Alberto Bolaffi was the only non-British honorary member of the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL), holding the title since 1994. In 1997 he was awarded the Tilleard Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his collection “The Story of the Risorgimento Italiano, through its stamps”. In 2016, he was awarded the Hunziker Medal by the Association Internationale des Experts Philatéliques (AIEP) of which he has been a member since 1983.

He has been a member of the Club de Monte-Carlo since its founding in 1998. He was “associé étranger” of the Académie de Philatélie, and a member of the Académie Européenne de Philatélie (AEP). He is survived by his two sons, Giulio Filippo and Nicola, and two beloved grandchildren, Alberto Leone and Tancredi.