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Posted By: Tim Newcomb

Lajoies are tougher in pastel than in blue. Blue is NOT always scarcer than pastel. One look at a grading company's population reports will show you that the cards in Series 1 of the M116 issue are scarcer in blue backgrounds, but the cards in Series 2 (including Lajoie) are tougher in pastel than in blue.

The black vs. blue (like Cy Young) is another issue altogether. This pertains to the printing on the back of the card. It has long been believed that the black backs are tougher, but again one look at pop reports will tell you that the reverse is true.

Hope this helps--