15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Original gum, deep rich colors and proof-like impressions on crisp paper, most recent certificate states reperfed at top, but we do not agree

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

With 1995 P.F. certificate as sound. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate as reperfed at top. The width of the margins at top and bottom and a match-up of perfs using Photoshop lead us to conclude that this stamp is not reperfed

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