I know there's no such thing as over stropping but perhaps I'm losing my mind. Pictures are thousand words so I'll try to keep my post minimum.

When I first got the razor back in September:

Please excuse the poor quality as it was taken with a mobile



Ura/Front:



Omote/Back:
*Note how the blackened portion on top is "still" intact


Closer look:
Please inspect along the spine


Another angle: