Mesilla, Arizona (New Mexico Territory). I. Sumowski & Co. October 30th, 1862. $1. PMG Very Fine 25. Printed on light brown cloth. Typeset, title at top with city and date below. At the left end, panel with bold face TWO. Across center, TWO DOLLARS with obligation below, On presentation of our Notes in sums of Five Dollars at our Store, we will exchange U.S. Treasury Notes. Signed at the lower right by Sumowski. Signed at the lower left by 2nd Lieut. 1st Inft. C.V.. [C.V. for California Volunteers]. Underneath that a.a.a.g., possibly Additional Assistant Adjutant General."An amazing and important Union issued Civil War era scrip from this fascinating theater of operations in what was then territorial New Mexico. In the sutler register in Keller, he lists a J. Sumowski as a sutler in 1864 in New Mexico. Though this is a store scrip, we are not absolutely certain it is a sutler store scrip on Mesilla. However, that fact does not lessen the impact of this excessive rarity printed on cloth, seen on a very few extremely rare Arizona and New Mexico note issuers.There are few currency notes known on Mesilla, Arizona from a handful of issuers. The most frequently seen examples (and they are very rare) are Confederate period issues issued by William Skillman, operator of the Post Office, store and train station. Skillmans notes are Confederate style, printed on yellow paper and dated May 15, 1862. This Union period note issued after the Confederates were driven out is very important. Printed on cloth and in incredible condition seen with just minor staining. Both signatures are bold and the margins are full. This example is far superior than the cancelled $2 we sold back in 2004 in Ford XV. That note sold for an impressive sum of $19,550. This is the only example we know of for this denomination. This note is absolutely rare and exquisite in every-way. Our estimate should prove conservative.