1999 was appointed by the UN as the International Year of Elderly People.
The PTT allready issued elderly stamps every year, the extra 40 cents is for a good intention.
These stamps show that elderly people can still look very good and can still be very active. To avoid a stately portrait I photographed the persons in profile, while they ‘walk’ out of the stamp, and look at you. The grey stripes change in colourful background patterns once the portraits appear.
1998/1999
Link: www.iconenvandepost.nl
Interview: Julius Vermeulen, Kunst en Vormgeving KPN
