International Year of Older Persons 1999



Date of Issue : 11 Feb 1999
Postmark : Caloundra QLD 4551
Denomination : 2 x 45c
Stamp Size : 37.5 mm x 26 mm
Printing Process : Offset Lithography

The United Nations designated 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons to promote independence, participation, care, self-fulfillment and dignity for older persons. Australia adopted "Australia – Towards a Society of all Ages" as the overall theme for this. Above stamps feature an elderly man and an elderly woman respectively.