The other authorities lease their post concession to these three cantons or to private entrepreneurs, such as the Messrs Fischer in Berne or the House of Thurn and Taxis in Schaffhausen.

He buys from the Bernese government the exclusive right to transport official postal items within the canton (the post concession).

Nonetheless, the route from Neuchâtel to Paris was well established since the late 17th century, thanks to the pioneering Beat Fischer of Bern who had been granted permission to operate the postal service of the Sovereignty of Neuchâtel.